HISTORIA DOMUS

 Explore religion and society in South Asia 
 through the expansive history of the Jesuits in the subcontinent. 

RINALD
D'SOUZA

Rinald D’Souza is a historian of religion and society in modern South Asia. He specialises on twentieth-century Christianity and the history of the Jesuits in India.

His current research explores the self-fashioning of Adivasi Jesuits through the missionary periodical press.

Historia Domus draws on the transnational and global character of the Society of Jesus to reveal its intertwining and influence within specific regional spaces — across time. How have these interconnections shaped religion and society in South Asia?

Historia Domus brings together a collaborative database that collates resources for research on the Jesuits, as well as on Christianity in South Asia.

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Jesuit Provinces

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Jesuit Research

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Jesuit Sources | Jesuit Archives

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DIGITAL PROJECTS

 

Vocabulary for the Study of Jesuits

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Jesuit Sources | Jesuit Publications

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INSIGHTS ON RELIGION AND SOCIETY DRAWN FROM ACADEMIA, SPIRITUALITY AND POP CULTURE.

Ideas

From 20 May 2021 to 31 July 2022, the Jesuits celebrate the Ignatian Year marking 500 years since the conversion of Ignatius of Loyola and his spiritual journey from Pamplona to Manresa that eventually proved instrumental in the founding of the Society of Jesus. Here’s a Jesuit perspective to the Jubilee.

New scholarship on religion and society in South Asia,
engaging with the history of Christianity and the Jesuits.

Claiming back our Climate

Claim the Climate was the largest ever mobilisation for climate in Belgium, as over 65,000 people marched through Brussels voicing their support for an ambitious climate plan. Rinald D’Souza joined the Critical Mass from Leuven as he expressed his solidarity with his host country and our common struggle for sustainable climate solutions.

The Making of a Poor Saint: Oscar Romero

Much before the announcement of Pope Francis to canonise Oscar Romero a Saint of the Catholic Church, the people of Latin America had already begun to venerate their San Romero, ever since his martyrdom on 24 March 1980. His witness to the gospel message that informed a faith in favour of the poor is as relevant to us today as it was in his own lifetime.

Contemplating Film: Making my first prints

At a time when digital photography has not only normalised a new mode of photography but also democratised its production, digital images now appear everywhere — to such an extent, that we’ve failed to stop and see. In these times, analogue photograph enables us to recapture the aura of the image as we led to contemplate the image in our silence.