The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
By (Author) St. Ignatius
Edited by John F. Thornton
Preface by Avery Dulles
Translated by Louis J. Puhl
Random House USA Inc
Vintage Books
15th December 2000
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works
Religious communities and monasticism
248.3
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 133mm, Height 202mm, Spine 13mm
218g
Description
A classic Christian text from the founder of the Jesuit Order.
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is the core work of religious formation for members of the Society of Jesus, the single largest religious order within the Roman Catholic Church. For four and a half centuriesin many thousands of editions in all languages, The Exercises have embodied fundamental spiritual principles essential to authentic Christian living.
The mystical insight informing Ignatius's own relationship with Godwhich he distilled in The Exercisesis that the divine love of God is providentially present in all the details of our existence. Here Ignatius shows how the faithful can be joined to God in all things, according to the Jesuit motto, Ad majorem Dei gloriam, "For the greater glory of God."
Author Bio
SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, born in 1491, was a Spanish theologian and one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century. He founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) before his death in 1556.
