Who Said That?

"The writings of Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), especially `Rules for the Discernment of Spirits' contained in his Spiritual Exercises, exhibit a care, a depth of insight, and a profundity of guidance about the inner life that is completely off the radar screen among contemporary Evangelicals. We neglect this literature at the cost of our own impoverishment."

Leave your guess in the comments section.  Please, no google searches or cheating.  The whole point is to make a guess!

Update on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 11:18AM by Kim Riddlebarger

This glowing endorsement of the work of the arch-enemy of the Protestant Reformation (Ignatius Loyola) comes from Biola professor, J. P. Moreland.  It can be found on page 156 of his book Kingdom Triangle.

Comments

[Robert Widdowson]

I haven't the faintest idea who said those exact words, but while I was studying in a liberal theological college the same thought was conveyed fairly regularly by lots of liberals--both those who taught and those we read. 'We can learn something from all spiritual traditions,' was the unspoken motto. All to say, whoever it is he/she isn't working in isolation. Yikes!

[Greg]

McManus?

[Paul LaChapelle]

I know Francis Beckwith's book was released this week. It kind of sounds like him.

[Paul]

Two guesses:

Foster or Brennan Manning but I lean toward Foster. He likes to tell people what to do . . . or else!

[Patrick]

Foster? Huh, Piper quoted Foster in his book: "The Hidden Smile of God", a biographical work on Bunyan, Cowper and Brainerd. I'm in the final chapter now. It appears Piper read at least a book of Foster's.