Personal Writings av Ignatius of Loyola, Joseph Munitiz

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<b>The writings of a major Christian thinker</b><br><br>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 <i>Reminiscences</i> 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.<i> The Spiritual Exercises</i> offer guidelines to those seeking the will of God, and the <i>Spiritual Diary </i>shows Ignatius in daily mystical contact with God during a personal struggle. The Letters collected here provide an insight into Ignatius'' ceaseless campaign to assist those seeking enlightenment and to dir