This introductory article employs the Scottish Jesuit John Hay as a starting point for a wider exploration of the relationship between Jesuits and print, the theme of this special issue. Hay demonstrates how important print could be to a Jesuit’s self-worth and identity. In this, as contemporary catalogs of Jesuit publications attest, he was not alone, but he was a controversial outlier. Hay’s superiors prevented him from continuing a vociferous polemical exchange and appeared to guide him towards a more suitable subject: translations of missionary reports. Hay’s career in print points to the importance of geography and context in shaping Jesuit publications, and to the conflicts between individual authorial projects and institutional restraints. His example shows above all that the commonplace equation of Jesuits with print requires urgent historical investigation. The essays presented here seek to remedy this oversight by paying attention to Jesuits as authors, printers, and readers.

这篇介绍性文章以苏格兰耶稣会士约翰·海伊 (John Hay) 为起点，更广泛地探索耶稣会士与印刷品之间的关系，这是本期特刊的主题。海伊展示了印刷品对耶稣会士的自我价值和身份的重要性。在这一点上，正如耶稣会出版物的当代目录所证明的那样，他并不孤单，但他是一个有争议的异类。海伊的上级阻止他继续进行激烈的争论，似乎要引导他转向一个更合适的主题：传教士报告的翻译。海伊 (Hay) 的印刷事业指出了地理和背景在塑造耶稣会出版物方面的重要性，以及个人作者项目与制度限制之间的冲突。他的例子首先表明，耶稣会士与印刷品的司空见惯的等式需要进行紧急的历史调查。这里展示的文章试图通过关注耶稣会士作为作者、印刷者和读者来弥补这种疏忽。