The return of Jesuit Educational Quarterly
The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College has relaunched the seminal journal for educators, administrators, and scholars of Jesuit education: Jesuit Educational Quarterly.
Once a touchstone for those committed to the Jesuit educational mission, Jesuit Education Quarterly (JEQ) was published regularly from 1938 to 1970. The journal functioned both as a repository of knowledge and a dynamic resource for shaping policy, inspiring dialogue, and crafting guidelines that influenced Jesuit educational institutions in the United States and beyond.
After a 55-year absence, IAJS relaunched the JEQ earlier this year as an open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal and a multimedia platform that explore the Jesuit tradition, educational endeavors, and local contexts in order to document and contribute to the living tradition today. As an online presence, JEQ will publish articles, interviews, and other material on a continuous basis throughout the year. A print version also will be published quarterly to preserve the historical record of the journal.
JEQ editorial team: (l-r) Casey C. Beaumier, S.J., (editor); Cristiano Casalini (editor); A. Taiga Guterres (managing editor)
“I’m delighted that the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies and Boston College are able to reintroduce contemporary Jesuit education to this important source,” said IAJS Director, University Vice President, and University Secretary Casey C. Beaumier, S.J., who serves as an editor of JEQ. “The relaunch of JEQ reestablishes a forum that has as its core concern the flourishing of Jesuit education at all levels.”
Fr. Beaumier’s IAJS colleagues Cristiano Casalini and A. Taiga Guterres are JEQ’s editor and managing editor, respectively.
The JEQ will publish interdisciplinary scholarship and research from various fields, such as history, social sciences, education, and philosophy, among others. The journal will explore and magnify the histories and heritage of the Jesuit educational tradition.
“The revival of the Jesuit Educational Quarterly marks a renewed commitment to preserving and expanding the vital discourse surrounding the educational apostolates of the Society of Jesus,” said Guterres, a Boston College graduate who is a doctoral candidate in the University’s Lynch School of Education and Human Development.
According to Casalini, Professor and Endowed Chair of Jesuit Pedagogy and Educational History at the Lynch School, it is crucial for the JEQ to root educational practices in primary sources. “These sources, spanning centuries, reflect the enduring work of generations of Jesuit and lay educators across the globe.”
According to the editors, the JEQ will continue its legacy as a platform for rigorous scholarship and engaged discourse, while broadening its scope beyond the traditional distinctions of higher and secondary education.
“The JEQ embraces a holistic vision of Jesuit education, encompassing the diverse forms of learning and formation integral to the Jesuit mission—both within and beyond the classroom,” said Fr. Beaumier.
The editors hope that educators in Jesuit high schools, colleges, and universities will engage with the journal as they accompany students on their formative journeys.
Added Guterres: “The revival of the JEQ stands as an effort to maintain a vibrant discourse where scholars, stakeholders, and educators can collectively engage with and contribute to the living tradition of Jesuit education. The JEQ seeks to honor its legacy while actively shaping the future of Jesuit education as an inclusive, transformative, and global apostolate.”
Sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies, JEQ is published by the Institute of Jesuit Sources, the publishing house of the Jesuit Conference of the United States and Canada.