Developing the Lonergan Legacy

'Developing the Lonergan Legacy is an immensely valuable contribution to the understanding of Bernard Lonergan and the development of his key ideas. Frederick Crowe is an expert in this field and his scholarship is of exceptional quality. It is a real asset to have these essays together in one volume and to have previously unpublished work made available.' -- Christine Jamieson, Department of Theological Studies, Concordia University 'Virtually every page of Developing the Lonergan Legacy testifies to Frederick Crowe's masterful familiarity with the Lonergan corpus. One of the book's most important and individuating virtues is that it helps us appreciate the "arc" of Lonergan's thought - the long, complicated, and continual process of his intellectual evolution. Crowe's own graceful, discerning intelligence leads the reader to a deeper understanding of Lonergan's work and a richer appreciation of its explanatory power.' -- Jerome Miller, Department of Philosophy, Salisbury University

Developing the Lonergan Legacy both recounts the history of Lonergan's work in philosophy and theology, and offers significant theoretical and existential developments of that work.

Comprising twenty papers, including six never before published, this long-awaited work spans the fifty-year career of noted theologian Frederick E. Crowe, a scholar who has devoted himself to studying, expounding, and making available the writings of Bernard Lonergan, the well-known Canadian Jesuit philosopher and theologian who died in 1984. The publication of these papers, compiled by Michael Vertin, is a tribute both to their subject and to their author.

Developing the Lonergan Legacy both recounts the history of Lonergan's work in philosophy and theology, and offers significant theoretical and existential developments of that work. Divided into two sections - 'studies,' which examines the historical context of Lonergan and his writings, and 'essays,' which applies Lonergan's work in different directions - the essays in this volume are motivated by Crowe's deep concern for the concrete intellectual, moral, and religious welfare of his readers, of all those whom his readers might influence, and ultimately of the entire human community. Vertin's meticulous editing and thoughtful sequencing only add to the uniquely spiritual character of Crowe's works.