David Fleischacker, PhD, December 2008 (written 10 years ago) In 1943, Lonergan had written an essay on marriage, love, and finality.[1] In this essay he […]
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Relating Description and Explanation: The Case of Gregor Mendel
by David Fleischacker Description and Explanation: Mendel’s Pea Plants One good illustration of the dynamic relationship between description and explanation is found in Mendel’s breakthrough […]
Questions about the Relationship of Description and Explanation.
by David Fleischacker One of the areas that I have found to need further articulation in Lonergan’s writings is that of the scope and the […]
Light and Transcendence
If you glance through the liturgy of the hours and the divine office, you will notice the frequency that the word light is used. Of […]
The Conversion of Memory and Intentionality in St. Augustine’s Confessions
by David Fleischacker Last night, I met a seminarian who had been reading Saint Augustine’s Confessions and was discussing how much he liked the last […]
Indwelling
By David Fleischacker I am aware of at least two theological teachings that make significant use of the notion of indwelling. The first deals with […]