Characteristics of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States: A Reciprocal Interdependence Analysis

Abstract

What common values do diverse Jesuit institutions share? In what ways are Jesuit colleges and universities working to maintain mission, identity, and traditions within the context of 21st-century higher education? To ground their response to these questions, the researchers first review the historical and ecclesial developments that have influenced the mission and identity of Catholic institutions of higher education (IHEs). They discuss the resulting changes in the vision of US Jesuit colleges and universities and trace the impact of the theological shift fostered by Vatican II documents and the Land O'Lakes statement on Catholic colleges and universities in general and

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“…Jesuit institutions are affiliated with the Society of Jesus, a suborder of the Roman Catholic church, whose mission focused on the service of faith through justice (Currie, 2010). Following the pedagogical guidance of St. Ignatius of Loyola (Ignatian pedagogy), Jesuit institutions encourage experience, reflection, and action, and help students develop into men and women dedicated to the service of others and social justice (LaBelle & Kendall, 2016). Ignatian pedagogy encourages engagement among its followers with other faith traditions, with the goal of not only learning about difference but also working together toward justice (Kolvenbach, 2007).…”