Publisher's Synopsis
The memoirs of Ignatius of Loyola can best be understood in modern as an effort on his part, in response to pressing requests from the first Jesuits, to provide an insight into the charism of the Society of Jesus, as embodied in its fouder. Viewed in this light his narrative manifests a remarkable coherence that is not immediately obvious; and one can even discern a pattern in what apears to be a haphazard account.