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Instruments of the divinity : providence and praxis in the Foundation of the Society of Jesus /
Focusing on Saint Ignatius of Loyola's conception of Jesuits as the instruments of a laboring God, Instruments of the Divinity explores the philosophical and theological roots of the metaphor of the instrument and its place in the social imaginary of the Jesuit order.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2013.
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| Colección: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 226. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One Ad modum laborantis: the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and the Theology of Use; Chapter One The Suspect Zone of Mysticism; Chapter Two From the Image to the Spiritual Passions; Chapter Three The Use of Things; Chapter Four Ad modum laborantis; Part Two The Praxis of Providence: The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus and the Theology of the Instrument; Chapter Five Providence; Chapter Six The Jesuit Instrument; Chapter Seven Sacramental Instrumentality; Chapter Eight Instruction; Chapter Nine World.
- Part Three The Damaged Instrument: Ignatius' Critique of Ascetic IdealsChapter Ten The Ascetic Drive; Chapter Eleven The Rara Avis of Discernment; Chapter Twelve A Hermeneutic Instrumentality; Chapter Thirteen A Community of Instruments?; Postscript; Bibliography; Index.