Complete Bibliography of Lonergan Studies

Reviews

Gallagher, Michael Paul. Gregorianum 87/4 (2006) 865-66. (This review first appeared in Gregorianum 86/4 [2005] 910-11 [see LSN 27/1 {2006} 3] and has been reprinted in this later issue of Gregorianum, presumably by mistake.)

Crowe, Frederick E. Christ and History: The Christology of Bernard Lonergan from 1935 to 1982. (See LSN 26/2 [2005] 1.)

Meynell, Hugo. The Heythrop Journal 48/3 (2007) 496-97.

Moloney, Raymond. Milltown Studies 57 (Summer 2006) 108-12. (A review article that also includes a discussion of Crowe’s Developing the Lonergan Legacy.)

Crowe, Frederick E. Developing the Lonergan Legacy: Historical, Theoretical and Existential Themes. (See LSN 25/4 [2004] 1.)

Moloney, Raymond. Milltown Studies 57 (Summer 2006) 108-12. (A review article that also includes a discussion of Crowe’s Christ and History.)

Doran, Robert M. What is Systematic Theology? (See LSN 26/4 [2005] 1.)

Koning, Robin. Pacifica 20/1 (February 2007) 110-12.

McGuckian, Michael. The Heythrop Journal 48/3 (2007) 497-99.

Moloney, Raymond. Milltown Studies 57 (Summer 2006) 162-64.

Kanaris, Jim and Mark J. Doorley. In Deference to the Other: Lonergan and Contemporary Continental Thought. (See LSN 26:1 [2005] 1.]

Gallagher, Michael Paul. Gregorianum 87/4 (2006) 865-66. (This review first appeared in Gregorianum 86/4 [2005] 910-11 [see LSN 27/1 {2006} 4] and has been reprinted in this later issue of Gregorianum, presumably by mistake.)

Mathews, William A. Lonergan’s Quest: A Study of Desire in the Authoring of Insight.

Loewe, William P. The Catholic Historical Review 93/1 (January 2007) 218-20.

Shute, Michael. Philosophy in Review/Comptes rendus philosophiques 27/1 (Febuary 2007) 50-52.

Starkloff, Carl. A Theology of the In-Between: The Value of Syncretic Process

Hrynkow, Christopher. Perspective 9/2 (2007) 15-22.

Teevan, Donna. Lonergan’s Hermeneutics, and Theological Method. (See LSN 26/1 [2005] 2-3.)

Dalton, Ann Marie. Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. 36/1 (2007) 190-92.

Finamore, Rosanna. Gregorianium 88/1 (2007) 204-206.

Dissertations & Theses

Lonergan’s transcendental method forms an excellent basis for a philosophy of education. As a basis for a practical and usable pedagogical model, however, it has clear limitations. This study has argued that, while Lonergan’s self-appropriation of interiority is necessary for development of the being mode of living and for one’s own self-realization, yet for its proper implementation within the school situation a practical methodology, such as that of Reuven Feuerstein’s instrumental enrichment programme, is also necessary.

Lonergan Studies Newsletter 28/3 September 2007

Publications

‘We catch a glimpse of the early Lonergan at work in these pages, as a set of ideas percolated in his mind and he struggled to give them organized formulation. If one takes chapter 3 of Gratia Operans as representing the outcome of this struggle, one can, I think, properly consider these pages as the surviving records of the struggle itself, as the various forays in formulation and organization of material that for one reason or another Lonergan eventually found wanting.’ — From the introduction by Daniel H. Monsour (see below).

Byrne, Patrick H. ‘The Goodness of Being in Lonergan’s Insight.’ American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 81/1 (2007) 43-72.

‘The enigmatic treatment of the good in Insight has led to a neglect of this feature of his thought. This is regrettable, since it has much of importance to contribute, both within the context of his own subsequent writings on the good, and in the context of various contemporary ethical debates. The objective of this paper, therefore, is to explore this important approach to the question of the good as it appears in Insight, and as well to address the difficulties and the virtues of Lonergan’s way of developing this position.’

Frank Budenholzer, "Bernard Lonergan as a Process Philosopher," Published in Chinese: ‘郎尼根之為 一位歷程哲學家’ Translated from the English by Cheng, Chiao Ruen, Universitas: Monthly Review of Philosophy and Culture，Volume 34/11 (2007.6) pp. 143~154.

‘In this paper I wish to consider two elements of Lonergan’s thought: (1) the nature of the real as verified intelligibility, where intelligibility implies that the real can only be understood as relational and (2) world process as becoming, described by Lonergan as emergent probability. This will be an initial exploration of Lonergan’s thought in relation to certain key themes in process philosophy. I leave it to those more familiar with the thought of Whitehead and other process thinkers to determine to what extent Lonergan’s thought is congruent with traditional process thought.’

Coghlan, David ‘Enacting a Jesuit Hermeneutic: A Praxis on the Academic Pursuit of the Study of Learning and Changing.’ Review of Ignatian Spirituality,  XXXVIII, 2, 2007, # 115, 57-74.

‘In my article in this special issue on the Spirituality of the Intellectual Apostolate I reflect on my own self-appropriation of being a Jesuit academic in the field of applied behavioural science. Drawing on themes from action research and organization development, I ground my reflection in Lonergan's transcendental imperatives and a Jesuit hermeneutic.’

Doran, Robert M. ‘Addressing the Four-Point Hypothesis.’ Theological Studies 68/3 (2007) 674-82.

‘The author accepts two of Charles Hefling’s corrections, but the second in a qualified fashion: Lonergan’s appeal to love as a starting point for the psychological analogy is open to an analogy based in religious love. Christiaan Jacobs-Vandegeer’s article in the March 2007 issue of… [Theological Studies] highlights the distinction of sanctifying grace and charity. The author here amplifies that distinction more than in his previous article. [See “The Starting Point of Systematic Theology,” Theological Studies 67 (2006) 750-76.] Neil Ormerod’s theological arguments for the distinction and the hypothesis based on it are warmly welcomed.’ For the other two contributions to this ‘quaestio disputata,’ see the listings under ‘Hefling’ and ‘Ormerod.’

Hefling, Charles. ‘On the (Economic) Trinity: An Argument in Conversation with Robert Doran.’ Theological Studies 68/3 (2007) 642-60.

‘Following Bernard Lonergan’s lead, a systematic-theological account of the human world in relation to God will have a trinitarian “shape,” inasmuch as finite, contingent realities participate in the divine relations that constitute the three who are God. While Robert Doran has proposed an excellent beginning of such an account, the author argues that this proposal can be improved, and that as there are three really distinct relations in God, so too there are three ways in which humanity can be, and is being, taken into God’s own being.’ For the other two contributions to of this ‘quaestio disputata,’ see the listings under ‘Doran’ and ‘Ormerod.’

Hodes, Greg. ‘Lonergan and Perceptual Direct Realism: Facing Up to the Problem of the External Material World.’ International Philosophical Quarterly 47/2, Issue 186 (2007) 203-20.

‘… Lonergan gives two radically opposed accounts of how sense perception relates us to the external world and of how we know that this relation exists. … [T]he position that Lonergan characteristically adopts is not the one implied by what is most fundamental in his theory of cognition. I describe the initial epistemic position with regard to the problem of skepticism about the external material world that is in fact implied by his theory of cognition, and I sort out some confusion about various forms of direct and representative perceptual realisms. The paper concludes with a critique of Lonergan’s theory of description and explanation in empirical science that makes evident the difficulties into which he is led by lack of clarity in his theory of perception.’

Holt, Philip S. and Andrew Basden. ‘Justice and Ethics: How Does Bernard Lonergan’s Usage of Ethics Facilitate the Realization of Social Justice (Jus Civile), Legal Justice (Jus Ad Rem), and Natural-Moral Justice (Jus Naturalis)?’ Journal of Security Education 2/2 (2007) 81-106.

The article considers ‘the interplay of [the] three types of justice…while asking the reasonable question, “Can these three types of justice co-exist?”’ It answers this question through an ‘application of Lonergan’s ethics, …[which] allows for the examination of the good, obligation, and value.’

Livingston, James C. and Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, with Sarah Coakley and James H. Evans, Jr. ‘Bernard Lonergan.’ In Modern Christian Thought, vol. 2: The Twentieth Century. 2^nd edition. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2006, 214-20.

Martin, Stephen L. Healing and Creativity in Economic Ethics: The Contribution of Bernard Lonergan’s Economic Thought to Catholic Social Teaching. Lanham MD: University Press of America, 2007.

‘In this short book, Professor Martin presents a clear challenge to the Christian community to move forward towards a serious understanding of the fundamentals of economic life. One simply does not know what is happening economically without the functional division that is hinted at by Joseph Schumpter but developed seriously by Lonergan’ (Philip McShane).

Monsour, Daniel H. ‘Editor’s Introduction.’ Introduction to ‘Bernard Lonergan’s Draft Pages for Chapter 3 of his Doctoral Dissertation, “Gratia Operans: A Study of the Speculative Development in the Writings of St. Thomas of Aquin.”’ Method: Journal of Lonergan Studies 22/2 (2004), pp 105-124.

See bibliographic entry under ‘Lonergan,’ above.

Ormerod, Neil J. ‘Two Points or Four?—Rahner and Lonergan on Trinity, Incarnation, Grace, and Beatific Vision.’ Theological Studies 68/3 (2007) 661-73.

‘In response to a recent article by Robert Doran [see “The Starting Point of Systematic Theology,” Theological Studies 67 (2006) 750-76.] this article compares and contrasts the systematic coherence of Karl Rahner and Bernard Lonergan—how they interrelate the divine mysteries of the Trinity, incarnation, grace, and beatific vision. It argues that on all grounds Lonergan’s position provides a more satisfying response to relating the mysteries to one another than does Rahner’s. It also examines the possible origins of Lonergan’s four-point hypothesis.’ For the other two contributions to this ‘quaestio disputata,’ see the listings under ‘Doran’ and ‘Hefling.’

Russ, Timothy. ‘Lonergan and the Second Vatican Council.’ Second Spring, Issue 7 (2006) 65-66.