The Liberal Arts and the Jesuit College System |
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| Author:
| Scaglione, Aldo |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-42413-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $298.00 |
Book Description:
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The Jesuit educational system, with its successful applications in all parts of the world for several centuries, is one of the most durable, influential, and far-reaching experiments in the history of education. In this monograph Aldo Scaglione explores the complex genesis of the system, which it regards essentially as a heritage of Renaissance Humanism; the impact of both Reformation and Catholic Counter-reformation on it; and its conflicts with the secular traditions and systems with...
More DescriptionThe Jesuit educational system, with its successful applications in all parts of the world for several centuries, is one of the most durable, influential, and far-reaching experiments in the history of education. In this monograph Aldo Scaglione explores the complex genesis of the system, which it regards essentially as a heritage of Renaissance Humanism; the impact of both Reformation and Catholic Counter-reformation on it; and its conflicts with the secular traditions and systems with which it competed through the centuries.