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626 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1997
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February 26, 2021
It is hard to rate this book because it is such a specific read: the history of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the Philippines. The author is the first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Jesuits, and his loyalty is not in question. I would argue his perspective is Jesuit first and Filipino second, as he is quicker to blame Filipino priests for violating their vows than their (mostly) Spanish predecessors. But, to be fair, he presents everything as a debate with the many perspectives shown. The latter part of the book is more personal of Father de la Costa's experience helping Filipino and American resistance during World War II—and this part will be useful to my future research, so I have saved it for later days.
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