Karl Rahner And Ignatian Spirituality

Karl Rahner was one of the twentieth century's great theologians and Ignatian spirituality was central to his work. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises now nourish the prayer and witness of Christians from all traditions and all walks of life. This book shows how they can also generate a creative theology, the power of which still remains to be exploited. Karl Rahner SJ (1904-1984), perhaps the most influential figure in twentieth-century Roman Catholic theology, believed that the most significant influence on his work was Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises. This book casts significant new light on Rahner's achievement by presenting it against the background of the rediscovery of Ignatian spirituality in the middle decades of the twentieth century. It offers a fresh and contemporary theological interpretation of Ignatian retreat-giving, illuminating the creative new departures this ministry has taken in the last thirty years, as well as contributing to the lively current debate regarding the relationship between spirituality and speculative theology.

Pagina's: 304, Paperback, OUP Oxford