Do You Speak Ignatian?
As a Hawk at Saint Joseph’s University, not only as a student, but also as an employee, choosing Saint Ignatius is not only an honor, but very fitting. Speaking Ignatian refers to a glossary of terms, but to me it also means following his principles. The definition of saint is “any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life” (dictionary.reference.com). My research on Saint Ignatius exposed a very different man. I was very surprised with how he lived the first portion of his life and the values that he lived by. This paper will expose what controversies he was involved in throughout his theological career; why and how he is considered to be a key figure in the development of Christianity; and what insights
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This put him through a long and painful recovery process, with several surgical operations. During his convalesces he turned to reading for his pastime. Although he requested novels containing the romances of chivalry, all that was available to him in the castle of Loyola were books on the life of Christ and biographies of the saints; in particular De Vita Christi, by Ludolph of Saxony. He read these biographies in a competitive manner, imagining he was rivaling the saints. He would daydream of chivalry and fair ladies. But what he began to realize was that these images left him empty and the lives of the saints led him to peace and joy and strength. This was the beginning of his reform and his desire to emulate the heroic deeds of Francis of Assisi and other great …show more content…
What was the Counter-Reformation? “This was the period of Catholic resurgence beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years’ War, and was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. Such reforms included the foundation of seminaries for the proper training of priests in the spiritual life and the theological traditions of the Church…One primary emphasis of the Counter-Reformation was a mission to reach parts of the world that had been colonized as predominately Catholic and also try to reconvert areas such as Sweden and England that were at one time Roman Catholic” (Wikipedia). The Society of Jesus was one of the magnificent fruits of this
Francis of Assisi is one of the most influential personalities in the entire world. In the book ‘Francis of Assisi: Performing the Gospel Life,’ Cunningham recounts the life of this humble monk who lived in the medieval times, and shaped the Christian life, which spread in Western culture throughout the rest of history. I believe Cunningham accurately accounts for the life of Francis of Assisi, and in doing so; he provides a trajectory of the Christian faith from its early and historical proponents through its fusion with western culture, and its subsequent spread throughout the world.
St. Francis of Assisi was born in Umbria in the year 1182. He was a child every father hoped for, he was filled with life, a determined and courageous individual. He was gifted with rather good looks, qualities that attracted friends and a gift of leadership. His father was an extremely wealthy merchant in Assisi. But this son, his favourite, was the one who broke Peter Bernardone’s heart. The boy turned on his father, and in a vicious event that eventually resulted into a public scene. St. Francis of Assisi stepped away from his father, his business and left his father in a state of immense emotional suffering.
This paper is written to discuss the many different ideas that have been discussed over the first half of Theology 104. This class went over many topics which gave me a much better understanding of Christianity, Jesus, and the Bible. I will be addressing two topics of which I feel are very important to Christianity. First, I will be focusing on the question did Jesus claim to be God? This is one of the biggest challenges of the Bibles that come up quite often. Secondly, I will focus on character development.
Blessed Raymond of Capua. The Life of Saint Catherine of Siena . Trans. George Lamb. New York: P.J. Kennedy and Sons, 1960.
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Inc. Doctrine of the Person of Christ. Volume II. 1970. The. Gruden, Wayne. Systematic Theology.
Saint Bonaventure. " The Consideration of God in His Footsteps in This Visible World." The Intellectual Journey. 2nd edition. Ed John Apczynski. Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson Custom Publishing. 2002. 113-115.
The Protestant Reformation was a period of time (1500-1700) where there became a change in Western Christendom. This reformation was caused by the resentment from the people because the Catholic Church abusing their powers for political and economic advances. In this time the church was selling pardons for sin and indulgences to forgive sins, decrease days spent in purgatory and save the dead from damnation. The reformation was when people became more aware with the back hand dealings with the church and men like Martin Luther and John Calvin created their own churches to what they believed was not corrupt unlike the church. Unfortunately there many consequences as far at the Roman Catholic church attempting to bring people back to the church,
With this in mind, the objective of this essay is to focus on the main ideas of each theologian, and discuss how each theologian’s ideas are compensatory to the other. This is important because even though each theologian’s writings were inspired by the harsh realities of the societies, and also by the effect each writer experienced in their moment in history, their critiques specifically of Christian institutions remain a consistent amongst all three writings. Furthermore, not only are their critiques consistent, but their goals for providing new frameworks for the future of the Church and Christian discipleship are consistent as well.
Chalcedon provided a consensus concerned the recognition that Christ was both divine and human, but not how the divine and human natures related to each other. (McGrath, 284) Dr. Vidu said in the lecture that the consensus did not affirm its position on the issue, but just rejected all the points from the heresies’ views on the issue of the substance of Christ. (Vidu, L4) As a result, it did not succeed in establishing a consensus throughout the entire Christian world.
“The Jesuits he called in his adult life a ‘heartless order that bears the name of Jesus by antiphrasis’” (O'Brien 1). Later, at around eleven years old, he transferred over to the Belvedere College in Dublin. (Ebook 1) After his graduation at Dublin he determined that he knew an adequate amount of the Jesuit religion, he officially rejected it (Gray 1). “After some religious experiences he lost his faith, then his patriotism, and held up those with whom he formerly worshipped to ridicule, and his country and her aspirations to contempt” (Collins 1).
Lane, T. (2006). A concise history of christian thought (Completely ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
There are five steps to sainthood. First, the person’s local bishop investigates their life by gathering information from witnesses of their life and any writings they may have written. If the bishop finds them to be worthy of being a saint, then he submits the
His book presents three main perspectives on Christology (biblical, historical, and contemporary). He attempts to combine classical views and contextual views of Christology.
St Ignatius of Loyola is an inspiring person and has touched the lives of many people even now centuries after his death. Loyola has affected the lives of an uncountable number of people, either directly or indirectly. He started as an extremely brave and tough soldier and turned into the founder of a powerful religious order. He was born in 1491 in Spain and founded the Jesuits in 1540 at the age of 49.The Jesuits today are still a devoted religious order. Everything they do is in God’s name, hence their motto AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM this literally means “for the greater glory of God”. (Linten, Seven Things) Many Jesuits (and even non Jesuits like Pope John Paul II) sign their documents with amdg at the end to show that they do their work for God and not solely for themselves. (Linten, Seven Things) The Jesuits have survived multiple persecutions and yet have still remained a major influence in the church and in universities around the world. If it were not for an unfortunate cannonball shattering a soldier’s leg then none of this may have happened.