Bernard Lonergan’s 'Law of the Cross': Transforming the Sources and Effects of Violence

Author:

Gerhart, Mary

Format:

Journal Article

Year:

2016

Journal Title:

Theological Studies

Volume:

77

Issue:

1

Language:

English

Abstract:

In Insight: A Study of Human Understanding (1957) Bernard Lonergan described the dynamic of human history as “a compound of progress and decline [in which] the flight from understanding” results in violence. His philosophical analysis of this dynamic was complemented by a theological analysis, Understanding the Mystery: The Law of the Cross (1960), thought by many to be his most important theological work. This article reveals how he drew from reflections on mathematics and science for a comprehensive understanding of violence before, in, and after Insight.

Who (Jesuits):

Lonergan, Bernard J. F., 1904–1984

What (Subjects):

Theology -- Moral

Philosophy -- Ethics

When (Centuries):

20th century

Publisher URL:

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0040563915619984

Page Range:

77–95

ISSN:

0040-5639

2169-1304

DOI:

10.1177/0040563915619984