How do spiritual experiences empower Christians to reform their society? Nowadays, many Christians seek spiritual disciplines in order to develop an intimate relationship with God. However, some of them seem to fail to integrate their transcendent experience with their social activities. Therefore, the author researches the relationship between spiritual experience and social action. He inquires into some important spiritual figures: St. Ignatius of Loyola from an active order tradition, Thomas Merton from a contemplative order tradition, and Gil Seon-Ju from the early Korean Protestant...