Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-490) and index.
General introduction. pt. I. Basic orientations. The historical background ; An initial synthesis of his spirituality -- pt. II. The evolution of Ignatius' spiritual worldview. His intellectual and spiritual biography ; Effects of his spirituality on his work, 1538-1556 -- pt. III. Ignatius' writings and their interpretation. His chief works : basic descriptions ; Interpretation of Ignatius' writings -- Ignatius' writings. The autobiography / translated by Parmananda R. Divarkar -- The spiritual exercises / translated by George E. Ganss -- The deliberation on poverty and selections from The spiritual diary / translated by Edward J. Malatesta and George E. Ganss -- Selections from the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus / translated by George E. Ganss -- Selected letters / translated by Martin E. Palmer