A Discerning Church: Pope Francis, Lonergan, and a Theological Method for the Future

by Gerard Whelan SJ

Overview

A Discerning Church presents a theological model for these changing times. It examines the thought of Bernard Lonergan, as outlined in his Method in Theology, and offers an assessment of the significance of Pope Francis and the church since the Second Vatican Council. It then explores major insights and issues such as ecclesial reform, globalization, and sexuality, that will impact the future of the church, a church that is at its most effective in promoting the values of the reign of God.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780809154463
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	08/06/2019
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Gerard Whelan, SJ, a member of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, is professor of fundamental theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. He was awarded a PhD in systematic theology from Regis College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Foreword Robert M. Doran vii

Introduction xiii

1 The Question of Method 1

2 Historical Consciousness 19

3 The Problem of Modernity (1700-1962) 35

4 Vatican II and the Church in the Modern World 53

5 The Battle for the Meaning of Vatican II (1965-2005) 71

6 Vatican II and Latin America (1965-2007) 90

7 Bergoglio's Theological Vision 108

8 Pope Francis and Theological Method 126

9 The Test of a Papacy 146

Conclusion: Beyond the Pontificate of Francis 161

Notes 169

Index 219