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The book provides a solid introduction to the themes of creation,
grace, and redemption, integrating classical and modern theological
resources with perspectives from science, cultural studies, and
interaith dialogue.
Bernard Lonergan is one of the greatest Catholic intellectuals of
the twentieth century. His writings cover an enormous range of
topics including philosophy, theology, science, history, art,
education and economics. His collected works, currently being
published by University of Toronto Press, will number over twenty
volumes. However, for most people he is best known for two works,
Insight: A Study of Human Understanding and Method in Theology. If
these were the only two works he ever wrote, his reputation would
be undiminished, marking him as a unique mind capable of the most
profound philosophical and theological analyses. Perhaps because of
the profundity of his writings he nonetheless remains an
intellectual terra incognita for many people. He has a well
deserved reputation for being difficult to read, particularly if
one's starting point is Insight. It is not that his writings are
particularly dense or obscure, but his appeal to mathematical and
scientific examples can leave an unprepared mind floundering. His
writing assumes a reader who is at the 'level of the times',
abreast of the scientific and cultural achievements of the day. At
the same time, many have found that Lonergan's work invites and
challenges them precisely to reach to that level. They discover
that the engagement bears such fruit that it is well worth the
effort and provides a sure grounding for the widest possible
variety of intellectual and other human endeavours. The essays
contained in this work demonstrate this wide application of
Lonergan's work, covering three general areas - philosophical,
theological and what one might call broadly cultural.
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Jesus and the Cross (Hardcover)
Peter Laughlin; Foreword by Neil Ormerod
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Global Pentecostalism has too often been narrowly defined, but this
volume highlights its geographical and cultural diversity and gives
a voice to lesser known realities. Section I offers "Global Voices
from Oxford," consisting of three prominent professors:
Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Paul S. Fiddes, and Wonsuk Ma. Section
II brings together voices from "The Global South" Connie Au
(China), Yohanna Katanacho (Palestine), Elizabeth Salazar-Sanzana
(Chile), Agustina Luvis-Nunez (Puerto Rico), J. Kwabena
Asamoah-Gyadu (Ghana), Philippe Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso), Clifton
Clark (Britain), and Olga Zaprometova (Russia). In Section III,
"The Global North," the authors point to significant opportunities
and dangers for their respective communities: Daniel Ramirez
(Latino Pentecostals), Mark Hutchinson (Australian Pentecostals),
and Pamela M.S. Holmes (Cana-dian Pentecostals). Also, David
Hilborn suggests opportunities for dialogue between Anglicans and
Pentecostals. Together, these voices make the reader aware of (1)
fresh possibilities for ecumenical progress and (2) the state of
Pentecostalism around the globe.
Belief in a triune God is central to Christian faith but on the
periphery of most people's understanding of it. Indeed, it is
greatly misunderstood by many. Briefly and clearly, Neil Ormerod
explains what the Christian tradition understands when it speaks of
a triune God. He presents and develops his material in three parts:
where our belief in the Trinity comes from (Scripture), what we
believe about the Trinity (creed), and how best to understand what
we believe (analogy). "A Trinitarian Primer "will be welcomed by
many who are engaged in religious education and formation.
Preachers will appreciate the homily suggestions included.
"Dr. Neil Ormerod is professor of theology at Australian
Catholic University. He is widely published in Australia and
internationally. He has particular interests in the theology of the
Trinity and ecclesiology. Much of his work is inspired by Catholic
theologian Bernard Lonergan. He is married and has four children
and two grandchildren."
Recent decades have witnessed a significant growth in interest in
Trinitarian theology. Among the varied and often conflicting
theologies currently developed, the common theme is that the
Western tradition of Trinitarian theology has had its day. This
book argues that this tradition is still relevant, and in fact more
coherent than the competing alternatives now on offer.
Fundamental theology is traditionally viewed as the starting point
for the various disciplines within Catholic theology; it is the
place where solid foundations are established for the further
research and engagement with the vast terrain of historical,
systematic, philosophical, and sacramental/liturgical theology. In
Foundational Theology, a landmark new study, Neil Ormerod and
Christiaan Jacobs-Vandegeer seek to ground foundational theology in
the normative drive toward meaning, truth, goodness, and beauty,
appropriated by the theologian through religious, moral,
intellectual, and psychic conversions. In doing so, the work maps
out the implications of those fundamental orientations to the
specific questions and topics of the Catholic theological
tradition: God, Trinity, revelation, and an array of doctrinal
points of investigation. The authors in this work provide a
comprehensive approach to theological foundations for theologians
while employing a new, groundbreaking approach to the discipline
through the application of the insights of Bernard Lonergan, one of
the foremost Catholic theologians of the modern era.
Cynthia Crysdale and Neil Ormerod here present a robust theology of
God in light of supposed tensions between Christian belief and
evolutionary science. Those who pit faith in an almighty and
unchanging God over against a world in which chance is operative
have it wrong on several accounts, they insist. Creator God,
Evolving World clarifies a number of confused assumptions in an
effort to redeem chance as an intelligible force interacting with
stable patterns in nature.A proper conception of probabilities and
regularities in the worlds unfolding reveals neither random chaos
nor a predetermined blueprint but a view of the universe as the
fruit of both chance and necessity. By clarifying terms often used
imprecisely in both scientific and theological discourse, the
authors make the case that the role of chance in evolution neither
mitigates Gods radical otherness from creation nor challenges the
efficacy of Gods providence in the world.
The twentieth century witnessed considerable debate over the
question of the possibility of a "Christian philosophy,"
particularly in light of the revival of Thomism initiated by the
papal encyclical Aeterni Patris. Two major figures of that revival
were Etienne Gilson and Bernard Lonergan, both of whom read Aquinas
in quite different ways. Nonetheless, this work brings these two
authors into conversation on the possibility of a Christian
philosophy. Gilson was a great proponent of the term, and while
Lonergan does not use it, he does speak of "Christian realism."
Both display a lively interaction of faith and philosophical
positions, while maintaining a clear distinction between philosophy
and theology. Debates continue in the twenty-first century, but the
context has shifted, with Radical Orthodoxy and new atheism
standing at opposite ends of a spectrum of positions on the
relationship between faith and reason. This work will demonstrate
how the two thinkers, Gilson and Lonergan, may still contribute to
a better understanding of this relationship and so shed light on
contemporary issues.
According to longstanding tradition, theology can be thought of as
"faith seeking understanding." Ecclesiology, then, seeks to
understand the theological reality we call church. Re-Visioning the
Church, the outcome of nearly two decades of research and writing
towards constructing a systematic historical ecclesiology, applies
a social scientific and historical outlook to the story of the
emergence, development, and ongoing mission and ministry of the
church. Establishing a critical framework for understanding the
structures of the church, the work is a wide-scale exploration of
the religious, cultural, and social dimensions of what it means to
be the church and what structures and ministries form the
fundamental parts of ecclesial life in its relationship to the
kingdom. The heart of the project is a detailed account of the
history, development, and change across the centuries of the church
that takes the story from the apostolic band of witnesses to the
dramatic global event of the Second Vatican Council.
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