The Text and Contexts of Ignatius Loyola's Autobiography

by John M. McManamon S. J. and John M. McManamon

Book Overview

This refreshing re-evaluation of the so-called autobiography of Ignatius Loyola (c. 1491-1556) situates Ignatius's Acts against the backgrounds of the spiritual geography of Luke's New Testament writings and the culture of Renaissance humanism. Ignatius Loyola's So-Called Autobiography builds upon recent scholarly consensus, examines the language of the text that Ignatius Loyola dictated as his legacy to fellow Jesuits late in life, and discusses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823245055
• ISBN13: 9780823245055
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"