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Philosophy As a Spiritual Exercise: Contributions of the Society of Jesus to the Discipline of Philosophy

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$34.95
SKU:
1215
Editor:
Andrew Barrette, Jeffrey Bloechl, Patrick Byrne
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
224
ISBN:
978-1-947617-25-4
Publication Date:
2024
LCCN:
2024943479
Imprint:
IJS Studies - Research on Jesuits and the Society of Jesus
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Philosophy as a Spiritual Exercise investigates distinctive contributions to the discipline of philosophy that have arisen out of the Society of Jesus. The essays in the collection span the history of the Society, from its foundation until today, and refer to many of the founding documents and Fathers of the Order. Throughout, there is the question of the relation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius to philosophy. As a result, the book offers ways to think about how philosophy relates to spiritual development and how spiritual development relates to philosophy.

ANDREW BARRETTE is Professor of the Practice of Philosophy at Boston College. He is also an Affiliated Scholar of the Institute for Advance Jesuit Studies.

JEFFREY BLOECHL is Albert J. Fitzgibbons Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Boston College, as well as Honorary Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University.

PATRICK H. BYRNE is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Former Director of the Lonergan Institute at Boston College.

 

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    Philosophy as a Spiritual Exercise

    Posted by SimonMary Aihiokhai on Mar 7th 2025

    I am currently reading the work and find it to be captivating. Obviously, it showcases the creative genius of a religious order (Jesuits) that attempts to reflect on the signs of the times while applying its rich traditions to the realities of the day. I love how it centers philosophy as a spiritual path. This is not always the case in the Christian spiritual tradition. This approach is unique and inspiring. The only thing missing in the work, and I may be wrong because I am not done reading it, is that there is no chapter that explores a turn to exteriority as a pathway of encountering the the self. A chapter is dedicated to interiority but none on exteriority. Perhaps, that can be added to the revised version in the future.