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Appropriating the Lonergan Idea

by (author) Frederick E. Crowe

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2006
Category
General, Criticism
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802091178
    Publish Date
    Dec 2006
    List Price
    $111.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442670938
    Publish Date
    Nov 2006
    List Price
    $111.00

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First published in 1989, Appropriating the Lonergan Idea is an exploration and expansion of Bernard Lonergan's distinctive achievements as a theologian and philosopher by the world's foremost expert on his writings, Frederick E. Crowe.

Comprising twenty-two essays, this volume is divided into two distinct parts. The nine essays that constitute the first part of the book are concerned with Crowe's investigation of the meaning and history of Lonergan's own writings. The remaining thirteen papers concern Crowe's expansion of Lonergan's claims by inventively developing and applying them to his own scholarly endeavours. A wide variety of topics is explored in this collection, from Lonergan's early academic career and the evolution of his notion of God, to the dynamic of ecclesial learning and the missions of the Trinity. Called by one critic 'a splendid monument to its author's wisdom, humanity, scholarship and good sense,' this classic work provides sharp insights into the work of a profound philosopher and theologian.

About the author

Frederick E. Crowe is a co-founder of the Lonergan Research Institute and a professor emeritus at the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto.

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