A Buddhist Christian Logic Of The Heart

Download or read book Bernard Lonergan’s Third Way of the Heart and Mind written by John Raymaker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today the world is confronted with many religious wars and the migrations of millions of persons due to these conflicts. There is a need for informed dialog as to the roots of the conflicts and ways of addressing these in ways that speak to peoples’ minds and hearts. This is what this book attempts to do from the viewpoint of major religious and ethical thinkers. The book relies on Bernard Lonergan’s foundational method to address problems systematically with a view to achieve breakthroughs in our openness to one another. The book appeals to the teachings of the Buddha, Jesus, and Mohammad, relying on the mystical and insights of these religious founders as well as those of dozens of their followers so as to find commonalities that can build bridges of mercy. A global secularity ethics plays a leading role in this book’s bridging efforts.