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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Auteur principal: Senent de Frutos, Juan Antonio (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2019]
Dans: Journal of Jesuit studies
Année: 2019, Volume: 6, Numéro: 4, Pages: 559-576
RelBib Classification:KAH Époque moderne
KCA Monachisme; ordres religieux
KDB Église catholique romaine
VA Philosophie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Francisco Suárez
B ignatian modernity
B Modernity
B Suarezian political modernity
B Early Modernity
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:2214-1332
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Jesuit studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00604001