General Documents

Important note:

Please, follow the next links for a quick access:

• Fr. Nicolás' Address
• Frontier Challenges
• The Intellectual Apostolate
• Topics of Interest.

Fr. Nicolás' Address

Depth, Universality, and Learned Ministry: Challenges to Jesuit Higher Education Today
Adolfo Nicolás, S. J.
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
Remarks for “Networking Jesuit Higher Education: Shaping the Future for a Humane, Just, Sustainable Globe”
Mexico City – April 23, 2010

Frontier Challenges

Theology, Science and Culture

• Frontier challenges: theology, science and culture / Oscar s. Tirkey, SJ
• Jesuit Theology, Scientific Culture and the Challenge of Climate Change / Paul G. Crowley, SJ
• La Universidad Jesuita como  nuevo Proyecto Humanista / Fernando Montes Matte, SJ
• Restoring the person: towards a new Christian Humanism / Louis Caruana, SJ
• Theology and Culture(s) in Higher Education: An African Perspective in a Global Context / Yvon Christian Elenga, SJ
• Theology, Science, and Culture / Heru Prakosa Y. Berchmans
• The Study of the Christian East on the Church’s Priority list. And what we Jesuits could do to revamp it / Edward G. Farrugia, SJ

Markets, Inequality and Poverty

• Estado, Mercado, Pobreza, Desigualdad y Exclusión Social en América Latina / Mauricio de Maria y Campos
• La Idea de Justicia En Amartya Sen Y la Educación Jurídica en las Facultades Jesuitas / César Arjona & Josep F. Mària, SJ
• Markets, Inequality & Poverty / Leonard Chiti, SJ
• Men and Women for Others in the Context of Frontier Challenges of Markets, Inequality and Poverty. Jesuit Educators’ Intervention to Lead the Poor from Poverty to Prosperity / Albert Muthumalai, SJ
• Shrinking Middle Class and Changing Income Distribution of Korea: 1995-2005 / Joonwoo NAHM
• And Who Is My Neighbor? Research, Advocacy and Student Formation in a World both Smaller and Bigger Discussion on Markets, Poverty and Inequality / Douglas Marcouiller, S.J.
• Markets, Inequality and Poverty: The Response of Rerum Novarum / Henry M. Schwalbenberg

Ecology and sustainability

• Desafios Da Crise Ambiental À Missão Universal Da Companhia De Jesus / José Roque Junges, SJ
• Frontier Challenges: Ecology / Jacques Haers SJ (PBS)
• Global Challenges: Response to GC 35: Ecology and Eco-Justice / Samuel Jeyaseelan, SJ
• Energy and Environment / Shigeru Ikeo
• Ecological Sustainability and Human Population Growth: Today’s Challenges for the Future of Civilization / Nancy C. Tuchman, Ph.D. and Michael J. Garanzini, SJ, Ph.D.
• Ecology and the quest for integrity in a broken world / Daniel Syauswa Musondoli, SJ
• Optimizing Asymmetries for Sustainability / Amar KJR Nayak

Human Rights and Civil Responsibility

• Derechos humanos universales y reivindicaciones locales / Luis Arriaga Valenzuela
• Human Rights and Civic Responsibility / Frank Brennan, SJ
• Human Rights in a Pluralist, Unequal Globe: Contributions of Jesuit Universities / David Hollenbach, SJ
• Human Rights and Civic Responsibility / Aquiline Tarimo, SJ

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The Intellectual Apostolate

• Discussion Statement at GC 35: Intellectual Apostolate - On the frontiers of knowledge and cultures
• Apostolado Intelectual: un discernimiento necesario / Arturo Sosa, SJ
• Cassandra Speaks. A Position Paper on the Intellectual Apostolate / John O’Malley, SJ
• Catholic identity and Jesuit educational mission in South Asia / Frazer Mascarenhas, SJ
• Some considerations on intellectual apostolate. A view from Europe. / Alfredo Dinis, SJ
• The Intellectual Apostolate / Frank Brennan, SJ
• Intellectual Apostolate in Africa. What are the essential features of the intellectual apostolate in Africa? /  Hyacinthe Loua, SJ

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Topics of interest

Identity and Mission

• Culture and imagination as battlegrounds / Michael Paul Gallagher, SJ
• Identity and Mission of Jesuit higher education in East Asia and Oceania: Its uniqueness and universality in a highly pluralist region / Antonio Moreno
• Identity and Mission: What is distinctive of Catholic, Jesuit Higher Education in Africa and Madagascar? / Bernard K. Muhigirwa, SJ
• Pursuing Jesuit, Catholic Identity and Mission at U.S. Jesuit Colleges and Universities / Charles L. Currie, SJ
• Universidad Jesuita en América Latina / Luis Ugalde, SJ

Regional Challenges

• Informe sobre las Instituciones de Enseñanza Superior de la Compañía de Jesús en Europa y Líbano (Asjel) / Ramon Busto, SJ
• Regional Challenges in Education for East Asia and Oceania / Joel Tabora, SJ
• Regional Challenges Jesuit Higher Education Faces in North America / John J. DeGioia
• Retos-Prioridades a las Instituciones de Educacion Superior Encomendadas a la Compañía de Jesus en la Próxima Década. Reflexiones a Partir de las Respuestas y las Reflexiones de los Rectores De Ausjal / José Morales, SJ
• The CHALLENGES JHE face in Africa and Madagascar / ISANGU Mwana-Mfumu, SJ
• Regional Challenges for Jesuit Higher Education in South Asia / Xavier Alphonse, SJ
• Jesuit Education / J. Felix Raj, SJ