The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: Based on Studies in the Language of the Autograph (Vintage Spiritual Classics) - Softcover

Ignatius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375724923 ISBN 13: 9780375724923

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000

Synopsis

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 centuries in 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 God--which he distilled in The Exercises--is 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."

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About the Author

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.

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A reissue of a classic of the Christian text from the founder of the Jesuit Order.
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyla 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 centuries in 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 God--which he distilled in The Exercises--is 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."

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375724923
• ISBN 13: 9780375724923
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Thornton John F