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Bernard Lonergan 19041984 was a Canadian Jesuit philosopher theolo- gian and humanist who taught in Montreal Toronto Rome and Boston. His groundbreaking works Insight A Study of Human Understanding 1957 and Method in Theology 1972 attempt to discern how knowledge is advanced in the natural sciences the human studies the arts ethics and theology. In Engaging the Thought of Bernard Lonergan Louis Roy stresses the empirical aspect of Lonergans cognitional theory in relation to the role of meaning objectivity subjectivity and historical consciousness. Rather than introducing every facet of his philosophy and theology Roy delivers a bal- anced account of Lonergans achievements in fteen discrete studies delving into the implications of his cognitional theory for religious experience theol- ogy education truth classicism relativism and ethics. Discussing aspects of Lonergans thought that are seldom examined these fteen studies represent criticize and develop the ideas of one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. Demonstrating the richness of one scholars contributions to contempo- rary culture Engaging the Thought of Bernard Lonergan presents a thought- ful analysis of his work and a signicant advance in Lonergan studies. Louis Roy is professor of theology at Dominican University College Ottawa. Reformational philosophy rests on the ideas of nineteenth-century educator church leader and politician Abraham Kuyper and it emerged in the early twentieth century among Reformed Protestant thinkers in the Netherlands. Combining comprehensive criticisms of Western philosophy with robust pro- posals for a just society it calls on members of religious communities to trans- form harmful cultural practices social institutions and societal structures. Well known for his work in aesthetics and critical theory Lambert Zuidervaart is a leading gure in contemporary reformational philosophy. In Religion Truth and Social Transformation the rst of two volumes of original essays from the past thirty years he forges new interpretations of art politics rationality religion science and truth. In dialogue with modern and contemporary philosophers among them Immanuel Kant G.W.F. Hegel Martin Heidegger Theodor Adorno Jrgen Habermas and reformational thinkers such as Herman Dooyeweerd Dirk Vollenhoven and Hendrik Hart Zuidervaart explains and expands on reformational philosophys central themes. This interdisciplinary collection offers a normative critique of societal evil a holistic and pluralist conception of truth and a call for both religion and science to serve the common good. Illustrating the connections between philosophy religion and culture and daring to think outside the box Religion Truth and Social Transformation gives a voice to hope in a climate of despair. Lambert Zuidervaart is professor of philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies and the University of Toronto and co-editor of Truth Matters Knowledge Politics Ethics Religion. 2 2 M Q U P S P R I N G 2 0 1 6 S P E C I F I C AT I O N S April 2016 978-0-7735-4707-0 34.95A 34.95A 23.99 paper 978-0-7735-4706-3 100.00S 100.00S 69.00 cloth 6 x 9 264pp Ebook available S P E C I F I C AT I O N S April 2016 978-0-7735-4709-4 39.95A 39.95A 27.99 paper 978-0-7735-4708-7 110.00S 110.00S 76.00 cloth 6 x 9 456pp Ebook available Engaging the Thought of Bernard Lonergan louis roy Original essays that present Bernard Lonergans bold undertakings and intellectual achievements and apply his ideas to human learning and action. P H I L O S O P H Y R E L I G I O U S S T U D I E S Religion Truth and Social Transformation Essays in Reformational Philosophy lambert zuidervaart A lucid introduction to a living philosophical tradition and a creative contribution to change- oriented scholarship. P H I L O S O P H Y R E L I G I O U S S T U D I E S