Description
Today's overlapping social and ecological crises portend Bernard Lonergan's memorable remark that "the world lies in pieces before us and pleads to be put together again." The calls of Catholic social teaching for a 'humane globalization' and, more recently an 'integral ecology' only heighten the urgency of this task.
Inspired and aided by Lonergan's thought, this volume presents an array of essays that collectively aspire to answer these pleas. Engaging theology, philosophy, the social sciences, and the natural sciences, the volume's authors hope to show how in fact 'everything is interconnected' in the church's ongoing task of caring for our common, though fragmented, home.
This volume stands as the first publication of the International Institute for Method in Theology. Launched in 2017 by Fr. Robert Doran, S.J. - and through the joined efforts of the Marquette Lonergan Project, the Lonergan Research Institute at Regis College (University of Toronto), and the theology faculty of the Gregorian University (Rome) - the Institute aims to implement Bernard Lonergan's 'generalised empirical method' across disciplines through global collaboration.
About the Author
Joseph Ogbonnaya is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI). He coordinates the 'Economics for Humane Globalization' section for the International Institute for Method in Theology. His books include African Perspectives on Culture and World Christianity (2017), African Catholicism and Hermeneutics and Culture (2014) and Lonergan, Social Transformation and Sustainable Human Development (2013).
Lucas Briola is Assistant Professor of Theology at Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA). He coordinates the 'Ecological Culture' section for the International Institute for Method in Theology. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Moral Theology, the Downside Review, and The Lonergan Review.
Reviews
"Insights may be 'a dime a dozen,' but this impressive collection ably demonstrates the abiding and wide-ranging value of Bernard Lonergan's thought. Facing the intertwined realities of globalization and the ecological crisis, the contributors recognize the siren song of simplistic answers and quick-fixes for what they are, offering instead the sort of rigorous, critically grounded interrogations of the issues that are so urgently needed. [...] May these essays find a wide and receptive readership." - Eugene Schlesinger, Santa Clara University, California
"As Pope Francis has made clear, the ecological imperative can no longer be an optional extra for the Church or for her theologians. Drawing on insights from Bernard Lonergan, along with Robert Doran, this collection of interdisciplinary essays brings their work into creative dialogue with the urgent situation that confronts us. It is both timely and perceptive, making a significant contribution to addressing our current plight." - Neil Ormerod, Sydney College of Divinity, Australia
Book Information
ISBN 9781626007185
Author Joseph Ogbonnaya
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Marquette University Press
Publisher Marquette University Press
Weight(grams) 560g
Inspired and aided by Lonergan's thought, this volume presents an array of essays that collectively aspire to answer these pleas. Engaging theology, philosophy, the social sciences, and the natural sciences, the volume's authors hope to show how in fact 'everything is interconnected' in the church's ongoing task of caring for our common, though fragmented, home.
This volume stands as the first publication of the International Institute for Method in Theology. Launched in 2017 by Fr. Robert Doran, S.J. - and through the joined efforts of the Marquette Lonergan Project, the Lonergan Research Institute at Regis College (University of Toronto), and the theology faculty of the Gregorian University (Rome) - the Institute aims to implement Bernard Lonergan's 'generalised empirical method' across disciplines through global collaboration.
About the Author
Joseph Ogbonnaya is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI). He coordinates the 'Economics for Humane Globalization' section for the International Institute for Method in Theology. His books include African Perspectives on Culture and World Christianity (2017), African Catholicism and Hermeneutics and Culture (2014) and Lonergan, Social Transformation and Sustainable Human Development (2013).
Lucas Briola is Assistant Professor of Theology at Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA). He coordinates the 'Ecological Culture' section for the International Institute for Method in Theology. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Moral Theology, the Downside Review, and The Lonergan Review.
Reviews
"Insights may be 'a dime a dozen,' but this impressive collection ably demonstrates the abiding and wide-ranging value of Bernard Lonergan's thought. Facing the intertwined realities of globalization and the ecological crisis, the contributors recognize the siren song of simplistic answers and quick-fixes for what they are, offering instead the sort of rigorous, critically grounded interrogations of the issues that are so urgently needed. [...] May these essays find a wide and receptive readership." - Eugene Schlesinger, Santa Clara University, California
"As Pope Francis has made clear, the ecological imperative can no longer be an optional extra for the Church or for her theologians. Drawing on insights from Bernard Lonergan, along with Robert Doran, this collection of interdisciplinary essays brings their work into creative dialogue with the urgent situation that confronts us. It is both timely and perceptive, making a significant contribution to addressing our current plight." - Neil Ormerod, Sydney College of Divinity, Australia
Book Information
ISBN 9781626007185
Author Joseph Ogbonnaya
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Marquette University Press
Publisher Marquette University Press
Weight(grams) 560g
