The Givenness of Desire: Concrete Subjectivity and the Natural Desire to See God

Randall S. Rosenberg

Open Access Published by University of Toronto Press 2017

The Givenness of Desire

Concrete Subjectivity and the Natural Desire to See God

Randall S. Rosenberg

In the series Lonergan Studies

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487514709

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In The Givenness of Desire, Randall S. Rosenberg examines the human desire for God through the lens of Lonergan’s "concrete subjectivity."

Author / Editor information

Rosenberg Randall S. :

Randall S. Rosenberg is an assistant professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University.

Reviews

Neil Ormerod, Professor of Theology, Australian Catholic University:

"The Givenness of Desire is a major and significant piece of work. Professor Rosenberg argues that the philosophical and theological insights of Lonergan can provide important correctives and new insights into the perennial theological issue of grace-nature. In his handling of his various sources Rosenberg is a sympathetic and generous interpreter, always looking for common ground and presenting his interlocutors in the best light. The work is scholarly, clearly written, and makes a welcome contribution to the current literature on grace-nature, bringing out the distinctive contribution of Lonergan’s work to resolving centuries-old disputes."

David Hart, Fellow of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study:

"In the last decade and a half, the old debate over the natural desire for God in Catholic thought has been renewed with a vigor unseen since the days of Blondel and de Lubac. Rosenberg’s treatment of the topic is remarkable for its acuity and breadth, and is infused with a deep intelligence and a penetrating attention to everything most essential. 　Moreover, his account of Lonergan’s contribution is an extraordinary feat of conceptual clarification without any loss of profundity."

Hans Boersma, J.I. Packer Professor of Theology, Regent College:

"The Givenness of Desire creatively charts a path that mediates between the entrenched positions within the fraught debate about the supernatural. Appealing to Bernard Lonergan, Rosenberg looks for common ground by taking seriously the concrete subjectivity of religious experience and being-in-love as the way to arrive at a new relationship with God. The result is a daring proposal that suggests we move beyond the usual focus on intellectual desire to a mimesis of the living texts of the saints."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Part 1: De Lubac, Ressourcement , and Neo-Thomism
1 De Lubac’s Lament: Loss of the Supernatural Open Access Download PDF	13
2 Ressourcement and Neo-Thomism: A Narrative under Scrutiny, a Dialogue Renewed Open Access Download PDF	39
Part 2: A Lonergan Retrieval: Pure Nature to Concrete Subject
3 The Erotic Roots of Intellectual Desire Open Access Download PDF	65
4 Concretely Operating Nature: Lonergan on the Natural Desire to See God Open Access Download PDF	88
5 Being-in-Love and the Desire for the Supernatural: Erotic-Agapic Subjectivity Open Access Download PDF	116
Part 3: Mimetic Desire, Models of Holiness, and the Love of Deviated Transcendence
6 Incarnate Meaning and Mimetic Desire: Saints and the Desire for God Open Access Download PDF	139
7 The Metaphysics of Holiness and the Longing for God in History: Thérèse of Lisieux and Etty Hillesum Open Access Download PDF	157
8 Distorted Desire and the Love of Deviated Transcendence Open Access Download PDF	184
Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	201
Notes Open Access Download PDF	207
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	253
Index Open Access Download PDF	267

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 288

eBook

Published: May 16, 2017
ISBN: 9781487514709