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In The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola: Contexts, Sources, Reception, Terence O’Reilly examines the historical, theological and literary contexts in which the Exercises took shape. The collected essays have as their common theme the early history of the Spiritual Exercises, and the interior life of Ignatius Loyola to which they give expression.
The traditional interpretation of the Exercises was shaped by writings composed in the late sixteenth century, reflecting the preoccupations of the Counter-Reformation world in which they were composed. The Exercises, however, belong, in their origins, to an earlier period, before the Council of Trent, and the full recognition of this fact, and of its implications, has confronted modern scholars with fresh questions about the sources, evolution, and reception of the work.
The traditional interpretation of the Exercises was shaped by writings composed in the late sixteenth century, reflecting the preoccupations of the Counter-Reformation world in which they were composed. The Exercises, however, belong, in their origins, to an earlier period, before the Council of Trent, and the full recognition of this fact, and of its implications, has confronted modern scholars with fresh questions about the sources, evolution, and reception of the work.
Price: $205.00
Pages: 319
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Jesuit Studies
Publication Date:
22 October 2020
ISBN: 9789004429741
Format: Hardcover
“This book is an important tool for those wishing to engage critically and at depth with Ignatius Loyola and his legacy.”
Timothy W. O’Brien S.J., in: Studies, Vol. 111, No. 441 (Spring 2022), pp. 100–102.
“The book is to be strongly recommended to all interested in the Spiritual Exercises.
Joseph A. Munitiz S.J., in: The Way, Vol. 60, No. 3 (July 2021), pp. 111–114.
Timothy W. O’Brien S.J., in: Studies, Vol. 111, No. 441 (Spring 2022), pp. 100–102.
“The book is to be strongly recommended to all interested in the Spiritual Exercises.
Joseph A. Munitiz S.J., in: The Way, Vol. 60, No. 3 (July 2021), pp. 111–114.
Terence O’Reilly is professor emeritus of Spanish at University College Cork. His principal field of research is the literature and history of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain. His latest book is The Bible in the Literary Imagination of Golden Age Spain (Philadelphia: Saint Joseph University Press, 2010).