Saint Cicero and the Jesuits
Subtitle: the influence of the liberal arts on the adoption of moral probabalism
By: Robert A. Maryks.
Series: Catholic christendom, 1300-1700
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Ltd.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780754662938
Subjects: Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Study and teaching -- History; Jesuits -- History; Jesuits -- Education -- History; Probabilism -- History
Description: "In this study, Dr. Maryks offers a detailed analysis of early modern Jesuit confessional manuals to explore the order's shifting attitudes to confession and conscience. Drawing on his census of Jesuit penitential literature published between 1554 and 1650, he traces in these works a subtly shifting theology influenced by both theology and classical humanism. In particular, the roles of Tutiorism' (whereby an individual follows the law rather than the instinct of their own conscience) and 'Probabilism' (which conversely gives priority to the individual's conscience) are examined." "By integrating concepts of theology, classical humanism and publishing history, this book offers a compelling account of how diverse forces could act upon a religious order to alter the central beliefs it held and promulgated."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-161) and index.