The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola - A Lived Experience

The book follows the structure of the Spiritual Exercises, commenting on major themes in what Ignatius calls the First Week, the Second Week, the Third Week, and the Fourth Week, ending with the Contemplation for Attaining Love. It engages the audience by introducing fresh reflections on the Principle and Foundation (to be read in the context of late medieval marriage vows), and by using, at length, several episodes in the Gospel stories (e.g. the nativity of Christ, the call to service of Peter's mother-in-law, the particular approaches of the evangelists to Christ's passion and death, and the place of Ch. 21 in John's theology of love) to show how contemporary biblical interpretation enriches possibilities for prayer. Resources for prayer are drawn from Christian painting, sculpture, music, literature (e.g., Pascal and Kierkegaard) and poetry. The author explores links between the Exercises and the traditional practice of lectio divina. In doing this, he illustrates the scope of teaching on lectio divina coming from the Second Vatican Council and shows how translators and commentators have missed the Council's use of the technical term lectio divina. †

General

Imprint:	Paulist Press International,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Gerald O'Collins
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-8091-5640-5
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-8091-5640-7
Barcode:	9780809156405

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