Principle and Foundation
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Principle and Foundation is the opening section of Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises that lays out the fundamental purpose of human life and the proper ordering of all created things in relation to God.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Principle and Foundation canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian spiritual teaching
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part of the Spiritual Exercises ⓘ section of a religious text ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ |
| associatedReligiousOrder | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| author | Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
final end of the human person
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indifference to created things insofar as they hinder or help union with God ⓘ ordering of desires toward God ⓘ praise, reverence, and service of God ⓘ |
| doctrinalContext |
Catholic spiritual theology
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Ignatian spirituality ⓘ |
| emphasis |
God as creator and Lord
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human life ordered to God’s glory ⓘ use of creatures only insofar as they lead to God ⓘ |
| functionInText |
anthropological and theological foundation for subsequent meditations
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framework for the entire retreat ⓘ opening section of the Spiritual Exercises ⓘ |
| genre |
ascetical-mystical text
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spiritual instruction ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Catholic retreat practice
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Jesuit spirituality ⓘ discernment of spirits methodologies ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
final end
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freedom from disordered attachments ⓘ holy indifference ⓘ means and end distinction ⓘ ordered love ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Spiritual Exercises ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christian anthropology
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ascetical theology ⓘ teleology in Christian theology ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Spiritual Exercises
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surface form:
Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spiritualPurpose |
to clarify the use of created things in relation to salvation
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to dispose the exercitant for conversion and discernment ⓘ to orient the retreatant toward God as ultimate end ⓘ |
| textualPosition | beginning of the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
proper ordering of created things
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purpose of human life ⓘ relationship of human beings to God ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Ignatian retreats
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Jesuit formation ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ |
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