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Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits (SSJ) is a product of the Seminar on Jesuit Spirituality. This Seminar is composed of a group of Jesuits appointed from their provinces in the United States. The Seminar studies topics pertaining to the spiritual doctrine and practice of Jesuits, especially American Jesuits, and gathers current scholarly studies pertaining to the history and ministries of Jesuits throughout the world.

Latest Issue

Open access Open Access Creative Commons License

Print ISSN: 1084-0850

e-ISSN: 2328-5575

Publisher: Institute of Jesuit Sources

Frequency: Triannual

This is a full Open Access journal. All articles are available for free from the moment of publication and authors do not pay an article publication charge. Learn more about subscribing to the journal.

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits (SSJ) is a product of the Seminar on Jesuit Spirituality. This Seminar is composed of a group of Jesuits appointed from their provinces in the United States. The Seminar studies topics pertaining to the spiritual doctrine and practice of Jesuits, especially American Jesuits, and gathers current scholarly studies pertaining to the history and ministries of Jesuits throughout the world.

Issues

Volume 57 (2025)

Fifty Years of Lived Experience: Reflections on Decree 4 of the 32nd General Congregation of the Society of Jesus

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 57, Number 2, Autumn 2025
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.issue.v57.n2
Published Online: 28 October 2025


 

How We Were: Life In A Jesuit Novitiate, 1971-2018

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 2025
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v57i1.20003
Published Online: 18 May 2025

Volume 56 (2024)

French and English Jesuits in Canada: Two Solitudes?

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 2024
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v56i4.19095
Published Online: 21 March 2025


“Great in the Love of God:” Preaching of Diego Lainez

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 56, Number 3, Autumn 2024
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v56i3.18497
Published Online: 22 November 2024

 

Orat pro Eccl. et Soc.: Reflections on an Essential Mission

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 2024
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v56i2.18499
Published Online: 01 July 2024

 

“Always Growing in Devotion”: The Grace of Devotion in the Life of Ignatius of Loyola and the Society of Jesuits

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 56, Number 1, Spring 2024
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v56i1.17835
Published Online: 14 May 2024

Volume 55 (2023)

Poetry for Prayer: Gospel Stories as Read by Peter Steele, SJ

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 55, Number 4, Winter 2023
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v55i4.17839
Published Online: 14 May 2024


Francis’s Church Reform Focused on the Proclamation of Mercy: The Ignatian Influence

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 55, Number 3, Autumn 2023
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v55i3.17841
Published Online: 14 May 2024


Le Style, c’est l’homme: Remembering John W O’Malley, SJ (1927-2022)

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 55, Number 2, Summer 2023
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v55i2.17837
Published Online: 14 May 2024


Contemplatives and Apostles: the Paradoxical Harmony of the Carthusian and Jesuit Charisms

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 55, Number 1, Spring 2023
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v55i1.16529
Published Online: 06 March 2023

Volume 54 (2022)

Days of Reckoning: Essays on Racism and Slaveholding in the Society of Jesus

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 54, Number 4, Winter 2022
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v54i4.16525
Published Online: 05 December 2022


Jerónimo Nadal’s Commentary on the General Examen

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 54, Number 3, Autumn 2022
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v54i3.16523
Published Online: 05 September 2022

 

Peter Canisius and the Future of Christian Catechesis

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 2022

DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v54i2.15307

Published Online: 01 June 2022

 

The “Jesuit” in Jesuit Refugee Service

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 54, Number 1, Spring 2022
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v54i1.15309
Published Online: 01 March 2022

Volume 53 (2021)

The Primitive Constitutions of 1541 and Other Preparatory Documents for the Jesuit Constitutions

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 53, Number 4, Winter 2021
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v53i4.14703
Published Online: 25 January 2022


St. Ignatius in the Affective School of Ludolph of Saxony

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 53, Number 3, Autumn 2021
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v53i3.14705
Published Online: 01 October 2021


To Stand before the Cross and Not Run Away

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 53, Number 2, Summer 2021
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v53i2.13689
Published Online: 05 August 2021

 

Is a Different Kind of Jesuit University Possible Today? The Legacy of Ignacio Ellacuria, SJ

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2021
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v53i1.13413
Published Online: 03 May 2021

Volume 52 (2020)

Forgotten Saint: The Life and Writings of Alfonso Salmerón, SJ

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 52, Number 4, Winter 2020
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v52i4.13161
Published Online: 25 January 2021


The Twentieth-Century Construction of Ignatian Spirituality: A Sketch

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 52, Number 3, Autumn 2020
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v52i3.12953
Published Online: 23 November 2020

 

Papal Documents from the Early Years of the Society in English Translation

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 52, Number 2, Summer 2020
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v52i2.12705
Published Online: 01 June 2020

 

Jerome Nadal’s Apology for the Spiritual Exercises: A Study in Balanced Spirituality

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits, Volume 52, Number 1, Spring 2020
DOI: 10.6017/ssj.v52i1.12703
Published Online: 01 March 2020

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