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Metamorphoses of the Jesuits: Sexual Identity, Gender Roles, and Hierarchy in Catholicism

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Peter McDonough
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Since the Second Vatican Council opened in 1962, several changes have occurred in the Society of Jesus. The Jesuits have suffered a drop in manpower: Membership in the international order peaked at over 36,000 men in 1965 and had fallen by 1988 to below 25,000. Another change has been ideological: The Jesuits seem to have shifted from a conservative or disengaged posture toward a progressive and occasionally radical stance on social and political matters, and they have struggled to implement this orientation by abandoning some of their routine commitments and taking on new ventures in “faith and justice.” Finally, the Society of Jesus has deregimented its procedures in the areas of training and governance. It would appear that the liberalization that took place in mainline Protestant denominations over several decades was recapitulated by the Jesuits in a shorter period.

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The Culture of Social Organizations
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Comparative Studies in Society and History , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , April 1990 , pp. 325 - 356
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Copyright © Society for the Comparative Study of Society and History 1990

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