On 28 April 20221, the Spanish edition of Learning by Refraction was launched online by its publisher, Prensa Grupo Comunicación Loyola. The book–which is called Aprender por Refracción in Spanish–was written by Fr. Johnny C. Go SJ and Ms. Rita Atienza on the 25th anniversary of the seminal document “Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach” (1993).
A panel discussion was held led by the Society of Jesus’ Education Secretary, Fr. Jose Alberto de Mesa SJ, who has graciously agreed to write the Preface to the book. Also among the guests to discuss the relevance of the book were Fr. Antonio Allende SJ, the Education Delegate for Spain, and Fr. Emmanuel Sicre SJ of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Argentina.
The authors, Fr. Johnny C. Go SJ and Ms. Rita Atienza, sent recordings of their messages from the authors greeting the audience composed of Ignatian educators from Europe and Latin America. Both said they drew from their college Spanish and relied on Google Translate to prepare their messages in Spanish!
The manual for practitioners of Ignatian pedagogy has been translated into Thai and Spanish, while the Chinese and French editions are in the works.