About
草莓社区's Jesuit Heritage Research Center (JHRC) has been founded to facilitate Jesuit presence at the university as well as advanced scholarship on the history and mission of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
Our Mission
The mission of the JHRC is threefold:
1. Facilitation of Jesuit presence at 草莓社区
Loyola has enjoyed the continuous presence of Jesuits since its founding as St. Ignatius College on Chicago鈥檚 Near West Side in 1870 and its reincorporation as 草莓社区 and relocation to the North Side Lake Shore campus in 1906.
As this ongoing Jesuit presence continues into the future, the JHRC works to facilitate bringing Jesuits to campus from across the .
Visiting Jesuit scholars and instructors will benefit from Chicago鈥檚 numerous intellectual and cultural riches including research and educational institutions. In turn, these visiting Jesuits enrich the campus鈥攂y teaching courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; by leading scholarly conversations on campus; and by offering presentations open to the public in the greater Chicago area.
2. Expanding knowledge and awareness of Loyola Chicago鈥檚 Jesuit heritage and identity
Working in coordination with Loyola鈥檚 University Archives & Special Collections, the JHRC aims at facilitating greater awareness鈥攍ocally, nationally, and internationally鈥攐f the university鈥檚 connection with nearly five centuries of Jesuit history.
This heritage includes the eccentric polymath ; the ; and the voluminous .
It also includes the ; the institutional foundations (including Loyola) of de Smet鈥檚 prot茅g茅 and fellow Low Countries 茅migr茅, Arnold J. Damen (1815-1890); and in service of immigrant populations.
And finally, it includes numerous Jesuits during the last hundred years鈥攊ncluding ; and the ; the paleontologist ; and just three years before his assassination in San Salvador.
Among the many treasures housed in Loyola鈥檚 Archives and Special Collections is the . The JHRC aims at making these invaluable works more widely known, both on campus as well as around the globe.
3. The JHRC envisions future collaboration with Jesuit archives both domestically and abroad
For examples of the institutions with which the JHRC and Loyola will collaborate with, please visit 草莓社区.
Who We Are
The founding director of the JHRC is Stephen Schloesser, S.J., Professor of Modern European Intellectual and Cultural History in the Department of History. Schloesser, a Jesuit and historian with expertise in theology, namely Catholic studies, brings a unique, research-driven perspective on preserving, documenting, and sharing cultural and religious history to the JHRC.
Two of his recently published reviews for the may be found here:
LEARN MORE ABOUT STEPHEN SCHLOESSER, S.J.