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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451980403321

Autore

Teevan Donna <1960->

Titolo

Lonergan, hermeneutics & theological method [[electronic resource] /] / by Donna Teevan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milwaukee, WI, : Marquette University Press, c2005

ISBN

0-87462-940-3

1-4356-1041-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Marquette studies in theology ; ; 45

Disciplina

230/.072

Soggetti

Theology - Methodology

Hermeneutics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

short title page; title page Lonergan, Hermeneutics, & Theological Method by Donna Teevan; copyright page; dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; 1 Philosophical Hermeneutics and Theology; 2 The Relationship between Transcendental and Hermeneutical Approaches to Theology; 3 Lonergan's Hermeneutics; 4 The Interpretation of Texts; 5 History and Historicity; 6 Conclusion: Lonergan's Transcendental Method as a Hermeneutical Approach to Theology; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book argues that Bernard Lonergan's transcendental method offers an approach to theology that is in some sense hermeneutical. Many would consider such a project surprising, given the debate that has arisen between those who advocate a transcendental approach to theology and those who contend that a hermeneutical approach furnishes a more adequate theological method in the light of contemporary intellectual developments. This book brings into relief the features of Lonergan's transcendental method that make any polarization of the two approaches questionable. Ultimately, what I offer is an