Jesuit Superior General Luis Martín García and His Memorias: "Showing Up"

Author:

Schultenover, David G.

Format:

Book

Year:

2021

Publisher:

Brill

Place published:

Leiden

Language:

English

Abstract:

Fr. Luis Martín García was superior general of the Society of Jesus during one of the most fractious periods in western history, 1892 to his death in 1906. Fortunately for both the church and his order, he was endowed with remarkable gifts of mind and spirit. He was also troubled with personal challenges that he had to face almost entirely on his own. As an aid, he kept a memoir, prodigious in both size and content, to be published posthumously. The memoir appeared in a critical Spanish edition in 1988. David Schultenover herewith provides a condensed English version along with his interpretation that engages the question. Why would a Jesuit superior general leave to posterity such a candid memoir? The subtitle “Showing Up” provides a clue.

Who (Jesuits):

Martín, Luis, 1846–1906

What (Subjects):

Writings -- Memoirs

Primary Sources -- Memoirs

Generals -- Luis Martín

Generals

Where (Locations):

Europe -- Italy -- Rome

When (Centuries):

19th century

20th century

Worldcat URL:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1221014807

Publisher URL:

https://brill.com/view/title/57720

ISBN:

9789004435384

9789004433083

DOI:

10.1163/9789004435384

Comment:

Series: Jesuit Studies, v. 30