Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan: CollectionCollection contains short works that span Lonergan's work from 1943 to 1965. The papers deal with scientific, mathematical, theological, and philosophical questions, including discussions of such topics as the proper foundation of metaphysics, the form of inference, the nature of love and marriage, and the role of the university in the modern world. Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984), a professor of theology, taught at Regis College, Harvard University, and Boston College. An established author known for his Insight and Method in Theology, Lonergan received numerous honorary doctorates, was a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1971 and was named as an original members of the International Theological Commission by Pope Paul VI. |
Contents
The Form of Inference | 3 |
With Syllogism | 10 |
Finality Love Marriage | 17 |
On God and Secondary Causes | 53 |
The Assumption and Theology | 66 |
Our Ladys Death | 78 |
The Natural Desire to See God | 81 |
A Note on Geometrical Possibility92 | 92 |
Isomorphism of Thomist and Scientific Thought | 133 |
Preface to a Discussion | 142 |
A Reply | 153 |
Openness and Religious Experience | 185 |
Cognitional Structure | 205 |
Existenz and Aggiornamento | 222 |
Dimensions of Meaning232 | 232 |
Conclusion244 | 244 |
The Role of a Catholic University in the Modern World | 108 |
Theology and Understanding | 114 |
Works of Lonergan Referred To in Editorial Notes | 313 |
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