Early Modern Catholicism ― Essays in Honour of John W. O'Malley, S.J.

Following an introduction to this scholar-priest who has taught at Harvard U. Divinity School and elsewhere, and a bibliography listing such works as The First Jesuits (1993), 16 contributors continue O'Malley's tradition of researching the diversity of Catholicism in the 16th and 17th centuries beyond standard categories such as Catholic Reform and Counter-Reformation. Comerford (European religious history, Georgia Southern U.) discourses on clerical education in that era. Pabel (history, Simon Fraser U.) discusses the influence of Erasmus's humanism on early modern Catholicism. Other topics include the papacy in the age of reform, the Jesuits' contribution to South American colonial architecture, and some unusual genres of music in the late Renaissance. Includes several interesting illustrations from early Chinese missionary texts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

KATHLEEN M. COMERFORD is Assistant Professor of History at Georgia Southern University. HILMAR M. PABEL is Associate Professor of History at Simon Fraser University.