Paul Coutinho, Sj

Fr. Paul Coutinho, SJ is an internationally recognized Ignatian scholar, author, and speaker who brings an Eastern flavor to Western spirituality. A native of India, he frequently leads retreats, gives spiritual direction, and trains people to lead the Spiritual Exercises. He is the author of How Big Is Your God? and Just as You Are .He holds master's degrees in both clinical psychology and religious studies, and he has a doctorate in historical theology from Saint Louis University, where he...See more

Fr. Paul Coutinho, SJ is an internationally recognized Ignatian scholar, author, and speaker who brings an Eastern flavor to Western spirituality. A native of India, he frequently leads retreats, gives spiritual direction, and trains people to lead the Spiritual Exercises. He is the author of How Big Is Your God? and Just as You Are .He holds master's degrees in both clinical psychology and religious studies, and he has a doctorate in historical theology from Saint Louis University, where he specialized in Ignatian spirituality and is now a visiting theology professor.Coutinho currently creates and runs programs in Ignatian identity and mission for Saint Louis University's Mission and Ministry office, he is the editor of Ignis--the South Asian Ignatian spirituality journal--and also shares his gifts as the director of Ignatian Spirituality Programs for South Asia. He resides in St. Louis and divides his time between India and the United States. See less