Philosophical and theological papers, 1958-1964 / Bernard Lonergan ; edited by Robert C. Croken, Frederick E. Crowe, and Robert M. Doran.

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The period during which Bernard Lonergan delivered the eleven lectures in this volume was one of important transition for him: he was moving rapidly toward a new conception of theology and its method; and he was on the verge of what is now recognized as a major breakthrough in his thought on method, the idea that came to him in February 1965 of the eight functional specialities. While the lectures maintain a continuity with Lonergan's previous work, they also reveal new and significant ideas, especially in regard to his drive toward a new conception of theology as a whole, and his particular concern for the relevance of theology to the spiritual life. The lectures here include 'The Redemption, ' 'Method in Catholic Theology, ' 'The Philosophy of History, ' 'The Origins of Christian Realism, ' 'Time and Meaning, ' 'Consciousness and the Trinity, ' 'Exegesis and Dogma, ' 'The Mediation of Christ in Prayer, ' 'The Analogy of Meaning, ' 'Philosophical Positions with Regard to Knowing, ' and 'Theology as Christian Phenomenon.'This volume provides a key to understanding the development of Lonergan's philosophical and theological thought, his major influences, and the pivotal moments of transition in the road leading up to Method in Theology and beyond.

Contents -- Editors' Preface -- 1 The Redemption -- 1 Bibliography -- 2 Redemption as Communication -- 3 Intelligibility of the Redemption -- 3.1 Not a Necessity -- 3.2 A Dynamic Intelligibility -- 3.3 An Incarnate Intelligibility -- 3.4 A Complex Intelligibility -- 3.5 A Multiple Intelligibility -- 4 Aspects of the Redemption -- 4.1 Sacrifice -- 4.2 Redemption -- 4.3 Vicarious Satisfaction -- 4.4 Merit -- 4.5 Efficiency -- 5 Redemption as Mystery -- 2 Method in Catholic Theology -- 1 Five Precepts -- 1.1 Understand

1.2 Understand Systematically1.3 Reverse Counterpositions and Develop Positions -- 1.4 Accept the Responsibility of Judgment -- 2 Applications to Catholic Theology -- 2.1 Understand -- 2.2 Understand Systematically -- 2.3 Reverse Counterpositions -- 2.4 Develop Positions -- 2.5 Accept the Responsibility of Judgment -- 3 The Philosophy of History -- 1 History as a Subject -- 1.1 Occasional History -- 1.2 Technical History -- 1.3 Explanatory History -- 2 Philosophy of ... -- 3 Philosophy of History -- 3.1 Philosophy and History That Is Written

3.2 Philosophy and History That Is Written About4 Theology of History -- 5 Conclusion -- 4 The Origins of Christian Realism (1961) -- 1 Four Approaches to the Question -- 1.1 Christian Realism and Christian Philosophy -- 1.2 The Meaning of Realism -- 1.3 The Historical Issue -- 1.4 The Popular Approach -- 2 The God of the Theologians -- 2.1 Jewish-Christian Thinking -- 2.2 Christian Gnosticism -- 2.3 Rationalistic Types -- 2.4 Mainstream Problems -- 3 Christian Realism and the Word of God -- 5 Time and Meaning -- 1 Meaning -- 1.1 Varieties of Meaning

1.2 What Meaning Constitutes2 Time -- 3 The Development of Meaning -- 3.1 Piaget's Analysis of Development -- 3.2 Distinct Types of Development -- 6 Consciousness and the Trinity -- 1 A Contemporary Context -- 2 Consciousness in the Divine Persons -- 3 Consciousness and the Psychological Analogy: Integration -- 4 Block to Integration: Notion of Reality -- 5 Block to Integration: Notion of Knowledge -- Questions -- 7 Exegesis and Dogma -- 1 Three Exegetical Ideals -- 2 Dogmas and Classical Exegesis -- 3 Limitations and Value of Classical Exegesis

4 Romantic Exegesis5 Value and Limitations of Romantic Exegesis -- 6 Points Regarding Exegesis -- 8 The Mediation of Christ in Prayer -- 1 Mediation in General -- 1.1 A Mechanical Example -- 1.2 Organic Examples -- 1.3 A Psychic Example -- 1.4 A Logical Example -- 2 Mutual Mediation: The Functional Whole -- 2.1 A Mechanical Example -- 2.2 Organic Examples -- 2.3 A Psychic Example -- 2.4 A Scientific Example -- 3 Self-mediation -- 3.1 The Living Organism -- 3.2 Consciousness -- 3.3 Self-consciousness -- 4 Mutual Self-mediation

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