God's Soldiers: Adventure, Politics, Intrigue, and Power--A History of the Jesuits

A five-hundred-year history of the Jesuits documents the Society's foundation by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534, its unexpected growth, its academic excellence, its powerful enemies, the expulsion of its members from Europe, and its significant influence on both the religious and secular worlds. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.