Discerning God's Will: Ignatius of Loyola's Teaching on Christian Decision Making Book

	Preface
	Preliminary Considerations
Ch. 1	Introduction	1
I	God's Will
Ch. 2	God's Fundamental Will for Human Life	12
Ch. 3	God's Will as Object of Discernment	25
Ch. 4	Our Relationship with God in Discerning His Will	34
Ch. 5	The Limits of Discerning God's Will	45
Ch. 6	The Essential Conditions for Sound Discernment of God's Will	70
III	Times for and Modes of Seeking God's Will
Ch. 7	Meaning of "Times for" and "Modes of" Ignatian "Election"	102
Ch. 8	The First Time and Mode	107
Ch. 9	The Second Time and Mode	130
Ch. 10	The Third Time and Mode	161
Ch. 11	Confirmation or Disconfirmation Prior to Finalizing the Tentative Decision	191
Ch. 12	Confirmation after the Finalized Decision	216
Ch. 13	The Relationship of the Three Modes	233
Ch. 14	A Special Question: What Is the Value of the Third Mode?	255
IV	Finding God's Will
Ch. 15	What Kind of Assent Can Be Given to the Conclusion of a Sound Discernment?	274
Ch. 16	A Reflection on Ignatius' Certainty of Finding God's Will	287
	Appendix A: Karl Rahner's Interpretation of Ignatian Discernment of God's Will	316
	Appendix B: Thomas Green's Interpretation of Ignatian Discernment of God's Will	323
	Bibliography	329
	Index of Persons	335
	Detailed Table of Contents	337