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A World on Fire is a solid and welcome contribution to Christian thinking today on contemplative practices across religious boundaries, with particular reference to the Spiritual Exercises, a spiritual classic that has for centuries ignited and energized the Jesuit engagement with other religions. Christians have learned from yoga, zen, and other disciplines for a long time; as now we share the Exercises more deeply with members of other faith traditions, Cline wisely asks us to consider the theological and spiritual foundations for the spiritual gifts we offer. Her careful reflection should open a conversation that welcomes responses from other faith traditions and their own bold experiments in return. --Francis X Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University A World on Fire offers the reader pioneering work in the area of interspiritual dialogue. One of its great strengths is the careful balance between preserving the integrity of St. Ignatius of Loyola's Spiritual Exercises and respecting the non-Christian religious traditions the author invites into this dialogue. All those who care about the future of the encounter of Christianity with other world religions need to have this rich volume in their library. - --Brian McDermott, Georgetown University Professor Cline brings new insight into the 500-year-tradition of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. In keeping with the central Ignatian principle of adaptation to meet current needs, she effectively takes up the challenge of considering how the Exercises may help those from Asian religions grow spiritually. With deep respect for the Christian tradition, she presents the Exercises as a bridge to interreligious dialogue that Ignatius could not have imagined but would likely applaud. --Kevin O'Brien, author of The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius in Daily Life

""A World on Fire is a solid and welcome contribution to Christian thinking today on contemplative practices across religious boundaries, with particular reference to the Spiritual Exercises, a spiritual classic that has for centuries ignited and energized the Jesuit engagement with other religions. Christians have learned from yoga, zen, and other disciplines for a long time; as now we share the Exercises more deeply with members of other faith traditions, Cline wisely asks us to consider the theological and spiritual foundations for the spiritual gifts we offer. Her careful reflection should open a conversation that welcomes responses from other faith traditions and their own bold experiments in return.""--Francis X Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University""A World on Fire offers the reader pioneering work in the area of interspiritual dialogue. One of its great strengths is the careful balance between preserving the integrity of St. Ignatius of Loyola's Spiritual Exercises and respecting the non-Christian religious traditions the author invites into this dialogue. All those who care about the future of the encounter of Christianity with other world religions need to have this rich volume in their library. -""--Brian McDermott, Georgetown University ""Professor Cline brings new insight into the 500-year-tradition of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. In keeping with the central Ignatian principle of adaptation to meet current needs, she effectively takes up the challenge of considering how the Exercises may help those from Asian religions grow spiritually. With deep respect for the Christian tradition, she presents the Exercises as a bridge to interreligious dialogue that Ignatius could not have imagined but would likely applaud.""--Kevin O'Brien, author of The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius in Daily Life

"""A World on Fire is a solid and welcome contribution to Christian thinking today on contemplative practices across religious boundaries, with particular reference to the Spiritual Exercises, a spiritual classic that has for centuries ignited and energized the Jesuit engagement with other religions. Christians have learned from yoga, zen, and other disciplines for a long time; as now we share the Exercises more deeply with members of other faith traditions, Cline wisely asks us to consider the theological and spiritual foundations for the spiritual gifts we offer. Her careful reflection should open a conversation that welcomes responses from other faith traditions and their own bold experiments in return.""--Francis X Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University""A World on Fire offers the reader pioneering work in the area of interspiritual dialogue. One of its great strengths is the careful balance between preserving the integrity of St. Ignatius of Loyola's Spiritual Exercises and respecting the non-Christian religious traditions the author invites into this dialogue. All those who care about the future of the encounter of Christianity with other world religions need to have this rich volume in their library. -""--Brian McDermott, Georgetown University ""Professor Cline brings new insight into the 500-year-tradition of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. In keeping with the central Ignatian principle of adaptation to meet current needs, she effectively takes up the challenge of considering how the Exercises may help those from Asian religions grow spiritually. With deep respect for the Christian tradition, she presents the Exercises as a bridge to interreligious dialogue that Ignatius could not have imagined but would likely applaud.""--Kevin O'Brien, author of The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius in Daily Life"

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Erin M. Cline is assoicate professor of Comparative Ethics at Georgetown University

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