Bernard Lonergan and Avery Dulles on the Development of Doctrine

Mateusz Garstecki

doi:10.26593/focus.v4i1.6471

Authors

Mateusz Garstecki Faculty of Theology, Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26593/focus.v4i1.6471

Keywords:

Christian doctrines, Understanding of Jesus, Preservation of teaching, Expressions of beliefs

Abstract

The purpose of this paper will be to compare the sense of development of doctrine based in Bernard Lonergan and Avery Dulles. An explanation of the thought of Frederick Crowe, SJ, and William Loewe will represent an application of the Lonergan position. Particularly, the thought of Crowe will be explored from his Theology of the Christian Word and the thought of Loewe will be explained from his essay, “Jesus the Savior: Soteriology and the Stages of Meaning.” The thought of Avery Dulles will be analyzed based on his work, Craft of Theology: From Symbol to System.

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