The Nonviolent Cross: Lonergan and Girard on Redemption

Bernard Lonergan and René Girard provide succinct statements of the meaning of redemption. The article, having raised the question as to how the statements relate to one another, argues that Lonergan provides a heuristic structure for understanding redemption, while Girard supplies much of the data...

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Main Author: Doran, Robert M. 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2010
In: Theological studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-61
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lonergan, Bernard J. F. 1904-1984 / Girard, René 1923-2015 / Violence / Overcoming of / Soteriology
B Girard, René 1923-2015
B Non-violence
Further subjects:B Girard,René
B Grace / Redemption
B Passion
B Violence
B redemption / grace
B Original sin
B Original Sin
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Bernard Lonergan and René Girard provide succinct statements of the meaning of redemption. The article, having raised the question as to how the statements relate to one another, argues that Lonergan provides a heuristic structure for understanding redemption, while Girard supplies much of the data that the heuristic structure would organize. Complementarities between the two thinkers are highlighted, along with a few differences.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004056391007100104