HOW TO
USE THIS BOOK

     This book was written to introduce you to Boston College as a Jesuit and Catholic university. It also explains something of the distinctive spiritual vision that led to the founding of Boston College and that still animates BC today.

     You will notice right away that this book is laid out in an unusual way. On the right-hand pages a narrative unfolds that first introduces you to the book, then tells you something about Ignatius Loyola, the Jesuit order he founded, and the history of Jesuit education. Then, continuing on the right-hand pages, there is a chapter that presents Ignatian spirituality as a point of view that you might find useful for your personal life and for your work. There is a chapter that examines how Boston College has tried to live out this vision in the nearly 150 years of its history. Finally,

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