The Liberal Arts and the Jesuit College System
Author | : Aldo Scaglione |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 1986-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789027220356 |
ISBN-13 | : 9027220352 |
Rating | : 4/5 (352 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Liberal Arts and the Jesuit College System written by Aldo Scaglione and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 which it competed through the centuries.