Now that the dissertation is done, and I have all the time in the world, I’m beginning to work out what I want to do reading-wise in this coming year. I’m thinking I’ll read Barth and Aquinas. I’ve started with the former. We’ll see how far we get.
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I hear that the University of Toronto has published some great books by this guy named Lonergan.
Haha, true, true. I’m trying though to focus on major thinkers (like top ten in the history of theology) that have been under-represented in my reading and while I’m sure Lonergan was a cool guy, I’m not sure he qualifies as “major,” at least not as major as Aquinas or Barth. But who knows, maybe I’ll slip Method in after the Prima Pars.
Don’t ever tell a gathering of Lonergan scholars that he isn’t in the “top ten.” Heh. But, seriously, I would strongly recommend reading Method in Theology, if only because it should help to illuminate the way that Aquinas does theology (while transposing it into a modern context).
Speaking of things in Ontario, have you heard of these people? http://communiohamiltondiocese.org/ Seem like an interesting group.
That looks like a cool site! They’re reading some pretty interesting things. Unfortunately they meet in Waterloo, which is like an hour away, but I’ll try and follow them. Thanks.
Will we get to see some of your thoughts on Barth on the blog? Those are two good heavyweights to read.
Yup! I’ll probably just comment on sections here and there, not the whole way through.