by Chris Lowney
The Jesuit Suppression
The Jesuit suppression has been the subject of very few standalone treatises. In The Expulsion of the Jesuits from Latin America (New York: Knopf, 1965), editor Magnus Morner gathers essays from a range of perspectives. "The Second Centenary of the Suppression of the Jesuits," by William V. Bangert, S.J., in Thought 48 (1973), traces the roots of the Jesuit suppression in a clear, article-length treatment.
Galileo, Adam Schall, and Jesuit Scientist-Missionaries
Galileo in China: Relations through the Roman College between Galileo and the Jesuit Scientist-Missionaries (1610-1640), written by Pasquale M. D'Elia, S.J., and translated by Rufus Suter and Matthew Sciascia (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1960), is as excellently researched and presented as it is con cise. Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love (New York: Walker and Co., 1999) primarily covers the astronomer's relationship with his daughter but also weaves Galileo's troubles with the church and his relationships with various Jesuits into a wonderfully readable account. East Meets West: The Jesuits in China, 1582-1773, edited by Charles E. Ronan, S.J., and Bonnie B. C. Oh (Chicago: Loyola Press, 1988), is a collection of essays covering, among other topics, the Jesuit mapping projects in China. Rachel Attwater's Adam Schall: A Jesuit at the Court of China, 1592-1666, (Milwaukee: Bruce, 1963), adapted from French Jesuit Joseph Duhr's hook, is a concise and easy-to-read, though somewhat superficial, account of Adam Schall's life. George Dunne's wider ranging Generation of Giants incorporates a betterdocumented but less readable account of the same material.
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