Conversion Through the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola

The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola functions as a unique program for spiritual conversion in Christianity. Despite being effective for over 500 years, there have been few formal studies of individuals’ experience of the Exercises. Based on psychological and philosophical literature on...

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主要作者: Radvan, Iain (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Sage Publishing 2024
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2024, 卷: 52, 发布: 1, Pages: 91-114
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ignacio, de Loyola 1491-1556 / 灵性 / 灵修操练 / 皈依 (宗教) / 宗教心理学
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Developmental Psychology
B assessment of religion / spirituality / measurement
B psychology of religion
B spiritual maturity / spiritual well-being / spiritual growth
B Christian psychology
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总结:The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola functions as a unique program for spiritual conversion in Christianity. Despite being effective for over 500 years, there have been few formal studies of individuals’ experience of the Exercises. Based on psychological and philosophical literature on conversion through the Exercises, on practitioners’ reports, and on an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of survey responses and interviews with Jesuits, this research proposes a heuristic framework by which to understand the process of conversion through the Exercises as a change in the meaning system of the exercitant. The findings reveal those factors that support this change following the Exercises, and the absence of “struggle” that features in the literature. This study is a contribution to the research on conversion, validating the proposed framework.
ISSN:2328-1162
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00916471231218023