Making "Ignatian Spirituality": History and Transformation

3 credits

Ignatian spirituality is todays term for the spiritual tradition associated with Ignatius Loyola and the Jesuits. But the term was virtually unknown before the early twentieth century, and its content was shaped by dynamic factors over the past two centuries. This graduate seminar examines the construction of Ignatian spirituality in the modern period. We will also chart the acceleration of the traditions global and practical transformation beginning in the mid-twentieth century and culminating with the emergence of a clear if contestable distinction between Ignatian and Jesuit.