Francisco Suárez and the Complexities of Modernity
I present here a key to reading the work of Jesuit thinker Francisco Suárez in the context of the plurality and complexity of modernity. I show the main configuration that defines modernity in its hegemonic version, as well as its limitations. From there, I propose how Suárez's work can be unde...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 6, Issue: 4, Pages: 559-576 |
RelBib Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church VA Philosophy |
Further subjects: | B
Francisco Suárez
B ignatian modernity B Modernity B Suarezian political modernity B Early Modernity |
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Summary: | I present here a key to reading the work of Jesuit thinker Francisco Suárez in the context of the plurality and complexity of modernity. I show the main configuration that defines modernity in its hegemonic version, as well as its limitations. From there, I propose how Suárez's work can be understood from the perspective of its own Ignatian and Jesuit spiritual framework and in relation to the development of modernity. Although a dominant version of modernity has historically prevailed, modernity cannot be understood as a uniform process but one that has been articulated and expressed in different civilizing missions since the Renaissance. One modern way of responding to the socio-cultural challenges of the Renaissance was articulated by the Society of Jesus. I believe that in light of what I term an "Ignatian modernity," we can better understand Suárez's intellectual mission, its historical virtuality, and the possibilities marginalized by hegemonic modernity. |
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ISSN: | 2214-1332 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Jesuit studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00604001 |