The Dialectic of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola : : by Gaston Fessard S.J. / / by Gaston Fessard S.J.; (Edited by) James Colbert, Oliva Blanchette.

• Superior document: Jesuit Studies ; 35
• VerfasserIn: S.J., Gaston Fessard,
• TeilnehmendeR: Colbert, James,; Blanchette, Oliva,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Jesuit Studies ; 35.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (410 pages)

Gaston Fessard, S.J. (1897-1978), was a major mid-twentieth century French intellectual. He was a Hegel expert, but also wrote on issues of the day ranging from the Vichy regime to Christian-Marxist dialogue. The product of several decades of reflection, Fessard’s work on the Dialectic of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is the only one of its kind, a careful and penetrating study into the structure and tension of life-changing choices that Ignatius had in mind in his four week spiritual exercises. The Exercises insist on the way of making a spiritual Election , or choice in keeping with God’s will for oneself and for the Christian community at a particular moment in one’s existence.