HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Spiritual Warfare
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The spanish renaissance demonstrated that spain, far from being the hinterland was the centre of spiritual and intellectual creativity in the era. The most influential 16th century spaniard was him. The founder of the jesuits or the society of jesus. He shared the same desire for mystical reform. Was originally a soldier from loyola in spain"s basque country. In 1521 he was wounded during the siege of pamplona. That was when the french invaded spain to liberate navarre from the hapsburgs. Ignatius" life was defined at an early stage by its violent political context. His legs were shattered by a french cannonball while he was fighting to uphold the sovereignty of the hre charles v. He was also the hapsburg king of spain. While healing from his wounds in loyola, he underwent a religious conversion. Luther and calvin"s conversion experiences turned them against the institutional church. Ignatius fought on its behalf: spiritual warfare.