Loyola and the Educational System of the Jesuits

"Loyola and the Educational System of the Jesuits" by Thomas Hughes is a late 1800s historical piece that looks into how the Society of Jesus taught students, mainly focusing on the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola, who started the order. The book critically analyzes the "Ratio Studiorum", the Jesuit education plan, and figures out how it grew over time and how it changed the way people taught. The writing begins by telling what the author wants to do, which is to closely examine how the Jesuits taught, by mixing the story of Loyola's life with the history around that time. It talks about how Christian education changed from old times to the Reformation, and thinks about the state of society that made the Society of Jesus' new school system necessary. Hughes points out key parts of Ignatius of Loyola's life to show how his experiences helped form the Jesuit way, highlighting why it's important to mix moral and intellectual growth in education.