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Before Truth - Lonergan, Aquinas, and the Problem of Wisdom (Hardcover)
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Before Truth - Lonergan, Aquinas, and the Problem of Wisdom (Hardcover)
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It's frequently said that we live in a ""post-truth"" age. That
obviously can't be true, but it does name a real problem on our
hands. Getting things right is hard, especially if they're
complicated. It takes preparation, diligence, and honesty. Wisdom,
according to Thomas Aquinas, is the quality of right judgment. This
book is about the problem of becoming wise, the problem ""before
truth."" It is about that problem particularly as it comes up for
religious, philosophical, and theological truth claims. Before
Truth: Lonergan, Aquinas, and the Problem of Wisdom proposes that
Bernard Lonergan's approach to these problems can help us become
wise. One of the special problems facing Christian believers today
is our awareness of how much our tradition has developed. This
development has occurred along a path shot through with
contingencies. Theologians have to be able to articulate how and
why doctrines, institutions, and practices that have developed?and
are still developing?should nevertheless be worthy of our assent
and devotion. What is happening when doctrine is developing? How do
we relate the truth of the New Testament to the dogmas formulated
by the Councils? In what sense is a theological theory ""true""?
Can we still do metaphysics?the science of ""being as being""?even
though we do not know all of being? How can we distinguish true and
false developments in our religious tradition, in philosophy, or in
theology? On what basis should we accept Jesus Christ as the
supreme teacher of wisdom? Part One explores Lonergan's
apprenticeship to Thomas Aquinas, and the influence of that
apprenticeship on Lonergan, his distinctive approach to philosophy
and the method of theology. Part Two shows how Lonergan tried to
implement his ideas by taking soundings in his theology. Jeremy
Wilkins looks at his analysis of the development of Trinitarian
doctrine, his appreciation for Thomas Aquinas's theory of the
Trinity, and his account of the human wisdom of Christ, the supreme
teacher.
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