Kolvenbach in Conversation with Khanna
Throughout his address to the Conference on Commitment to Justice in Jesuit Higher Education, Peter-Hans Kolvenbach discusses the concept of comfort and how it exists within the Jesuit community. Much like our responses in class to Miranda’s question about whether we believe suffering needs to be seen in order to move towards decolonization and liberation, Kolvenbach argues that Jesuits and those studying at Jesuit universities need to see the suffering and injustice in the world in order to become active promoters of justice. In her writing, Khanna makes the case that if people pay attention to their visceral, instinctual reactions, they can gain a greater sense of self and community and work toward liberation. Through exploring what makes us the most comfortable, we can experience the highest forms of growth and progress. Kolvenbach says that students of Jesuit universities need to meet this uncomfortable feeling head on, and interact with those who have different experiences than