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In today’s episode, we begin by sharing our favorite movie quotes, referencing a true statistical anomaly: a movie where (spoiler alert!) Sean Bean does not die. The discussion then pivots to Lonergan’s distinction between classical and statistical intelligibilities, especially as it is employed in a forthcoming article co-authored by Jon and Neil Ormerod. Jon gives us a teaser of this article, explaining how the complementarity of classical and statistical investigations might provide a helpful foundation for exploring the word “normal” and its implications for a metaphysical analysis of gender, sexual identity, cultural meaning, and ethics. We then discuss the necessity of distinguishing the respective aims and operations of dogmatic and systematic theology, highlighting the unique and important role speculative theology plays in navigating theological reflection. Ryan shares his Treasures Old and New, and then we say goodbye. Brian is off defending his dissertation in Toronto (second spoiler alert: he passes!), but he will be back soon. Thanks for listening.
Exciting update: We are now on iTunes! Please search for Systematically Podcast, hit the “Subscribe” button, and—if you’re feeling so inclined—leave us a review. As Jon points out, five stars is a good number!
TITLES NAMED IN MAIN SEGMENT
Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. Routledge Classics Edition. New York: Routledge, 2006.
Doran, Robert M. Theology and the Dialectics of History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1990.
Heaps, Jonathan and Ormerod, Neil. “Statistically Ordered: Gender, Sexual Identity, and the Metaphysics of ‘Normal.’” Theological Studies. March, 2019. At Press.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. “Dimensions of Meaning.” In Collection: Papers by Bernard J.F. Lonergan, edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran, 232–45. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 4. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Grace and Freedom: Operative Grace in the Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 1. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Insight: A Study of Human Understanding. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. 5th Edition. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 3. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Method in Theology. Edited by Robert M. Doran and John D. Dadosky. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 14. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Milbank, John. Being Reconciled: Ontology and Pardon. Radical Orthodoxy. London: Routledge, 2003.
“TREASURES OLD AND NEW”
Coakley, Sarah. God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay “On the Trinity.” Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Gilson, Etienne. Being and Some Philosophers. Second Edition. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2016.
Our theme music is “14 Ghosts II” by Nine Inch Nails, available at https://archive.org/details/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV
“14 Ghosts II” is used under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. We would like to thank Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails for the use of this track.
Follow us on Twitter @SystematicPod
Email us at [email protected]
Subscribe and Review us on iTunes: Systematically Podcast
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In today’s episode, we begin by sharing our favorite movie quotes, referencing a true statistical anomaly: a movie where (spoiler alert!) Sean Bean does not die. The discussion then pivots to Lonergan’s distinction between classical and statistical intelligibilities, especially as it is employed in a forthcoming article co-authored by Jon and Neil Ormerod. Jon gives us a teaser of this article, explaining how the complementarity of classical and statistical investigations might provide a helpful foundation for exploring the word “normal” and its implications for a metaphysical analysis of gender, sexual identity, cultural meaning, and ethics. We then discuss the necessity of distinguishing the respective aims and operations of dogmatic and systematic theology, highlighting the unique and important role speculative theology plays in navigating theological reflection. Ryan shares his Treasures Old and New, and then we say goodbye. Brian is off defending his dissertation in Toronto (second spoiler alert: he passes!), but he will be back soon. Thanks for listening.
Exciting update: We are now on iTunes! Please search for Systematically Podcast, hit the “Subscribe” button, and—if you’re feeling so inclined—leave us a review. As Jon points out, five stars is a good number!
TITLES NAMED IN MAIN SEGMENT
Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. Routledge Classics Edition. New York: Routledge, 2006.
Doran, Robert M. Theology and the Dialectics of History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1990.
Heaps, Jonathan and Ormerod, Neil. “Statistically Ordered: Gender, Sexual Identity, and the Metaphysics of ‘Normal.’” Theological Studies. March, 2019. At Press.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. “Dimensions of Meaning.” In Collection: Papers by Bernard J.F. Lonergan, edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran, 232–45. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 4. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Grace and Freedom: Operative Grace in the Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 1. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Insight: A Study of Human Understanding. Edited by Frederick E. Crowe and Robert M. Doran. 5th Edition. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 3. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Lonergan, Bernard J.F. Method in Theology. Edited by Robert M. Doran and John D. Dadosky. Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 14. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Milbank, John. Being Reconciled: Ontology and Pardon. Radical Orthodoxy. London: Routledge, 2003.
“TREASURES OLD AND NEW”
Coakley, Sarah. God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay “On the Trinity.” Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Gilson, Etienne. Being and Some Philosophers. Second Edition. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2016.
Our theme music is “14 Ghosts II” by Nine Inch Nails, available at https://archive.org/details/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV
“14 Ghosts II” is used under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. We would like to thank Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails for the use of this track.
Follow us on Twitter @SystematicPod
Email us at [email protected]
Subscribe and Review us on iTunes: Systematically Podcast