The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies is pleased to inaugurate Jesuit Studies Caf\u00e9, a new series of informal conversations with the world’s preeminent scholars working on the history, spirituality, and educational heritage of the Society of Jesus.<\/p>\n
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These discussions \u2013 hosted at the Institute over coffee and also available via Zoom video-conference \u2013 are unique opportunities to learn more about the newest and most interesting scholarship in Jesuit Studies.<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0Jesuit Studies Caf\u00e9 discussion series is free and open to the public, either in person or online. Please contact the Institute if you wish to join the conversations (iajs@bc.edu).<\/p>\n
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The series begins with conversations led by two distinguished scholars:<\/p>\n
Ines \u017dupanov<\/strong>, of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), will speak on The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits<\/em> as well as some of the trends and challenges of contemporary historiography of the Society of Jesus. Access the Handbook<\/em> here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.oxfordhandbooks.com\/view\/10.1093\/oxfordhb\/9780190639631.001.0001\/oxfordhb-9780190639631<\/a><\/p>\n December 6, 2018, at 9:15\u201310:00am Eastern<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Claudio Ferlan<\/strong>, of the\u00a0Bruno Kessler Foundation \u2013 Italian-German Historical Institute (Italy), will speak on Jesuits and food, specifically on drunkenness in missionary discourse and the development of Jesuit fasting between the 17th and 19th centuries. See Claudio’s blog posting here:\u00a0https:\/\/claudiofoodhistory.wordpress.com\/2018\/12\/07\/jesuits-and-food-jesuit-studies-cafe-boston-college\/<\/a><\/p>\n