The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola: Contexts, Sources, Reception [Hardcover]

InThe Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola: Contexts, Sources, Reception, Terence OReilly examines the historical, theological and literary contexts in which theExercisestook shape. The collected essays have as their common theme the early history of theSpiritual Exercises, and the interior life of Ignatius Loyola to which they give expression.

The traditional interpretation of theExerciseswas shaped by writings composed in the late sixteenth century, reflecting the preoccupations of the Counter-Reformation world in which they were composed. TheExercises, 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.NLTerence OReilly 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 isThe Bible in the Literary Imagination of Golden Age Spain(Philadelphia: Saint Joseph University Press, 2010).This book is an important tool for those wishing to engage critically and at depth with Ignatius Loyola and his legacy.
Timothy W. OBrien S.J., in: Studies, Vol. 111, No. 441 (Spring 2022), pp. 100102.

The book is to be strongly recommended to all interested in theSpiritual Exercises.
Joseph A. Munitiz S.J., in:The Way, Vol. 60, No. 3 (July 2021), pp. 111114.