Description
| Product ID: | 9780140433852 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Personal Writings |
| Authors: | Author: Ignatius of Loyola, Joseph Munitiz |
| Page Count: | 448 |
| Subjects: | Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating One of the key figures in Christian history, St Ignatius of Loyola (c 1491-1556) was a passionate and unique spiritual thinker and visionary. This title collects letters that provide an insight into Ignatius' ceaseless campaign to assist those seeking enlightenment and to direct the young Society of Jesus. One of the key figures in Christian history, St. Ignatius of Loyola (c. 1491-1556) was a passionate and unique spiritual thinker and visionary. The works gathered here provide a first-hand, personal introduction to this remarkable character: a man who turned away from the Spanish nobility to create the revolutionary Jesuit Order, inspired by the desire to help people follow Christ. His Reminiscences describe his early life, his religious conversion following near-paralysis in battle, and his spiritual and physical ordeals as he struggled to assist those in need, including plague, persecution and imprisonment. The Spiritual Exercises offer guidelines to those seeking the will of God, and the Spiritual Diary shows Ignatius in daily mystical contact with God during a personal strugg;e. The Letters collected here provide an insight into Ignatius'' ceaseless campaign to assist those seeking enlightenment and to direct the young Society of Jesus. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-06-27 |
