Jesuit history | SAPIENTIA

John O’Malley: A Priest Who Taught People to Question, Savor, and Delight

By Jim McDermott | September 21, 2022

The great Jesuit historian of Catholicism and Western culture died on September 11, 2022, leaving a legacy going far beyond his invaluable scholarship.

Jesus and Buddha in China

By Anastasia McGrath | December 3, 2020

Jesuit missionaries first approached Buddhists in sixteenth-century China with respect and interest. After aligning themselves with the Confucian elite, the Jesuits grew hostile to Buddhism and perceived it as a dangerous imitation of Catholicism itself.