John D. Dadosky

A Semiotic Approach to the Theology of Inculturation

Theology

“This book is the first of its kind to take Lonergan's critique of classicist culture as a context and apply it concretely towards a method for theological reflection in an African context. He transposes Lonergan's critique into ten principles for the constructive engagement between theology and culture. It promises to become a handbook for contextual theologians.”

Alcohol Was My God

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“The famous theologian Bernard Lonergan declared that reflection on spiritual transformation is the new foundation for genuine religious living. Dennis Dempsey provides us with a unique, deep look into two worlds: Alcoholics Anonymous and the Catholic Church. His narrative reveals the profound action of grace on his own self-destructive addiction, and the role that religious experience played in pivoting him into a new life. His story reveals his own attempt to integrate the spirituality of his twelve-step program with his re-commitment and rediscovery of his childhood Catholic faith. This is an honest, captivating account from someone who has been to Hell and back.”

Communion Ecclesiology and Social Transformation in African Catholicism

Theology

“Many progressive theologians were silent during Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI’s attempt to lasso the hermeneutics of Vatican II with communion ecclesiology. In turn, these theologians now feel safe to come out and criticize it. Sidestepping these controversies, this author presents a fresh and thoughtful presentation of communion ecclesiology that grounds it contextually in the African theology of family. By doing so, he offers an alternative to some of the more idealistic expressions of communion.”

Embracing Desire

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Professor Roy has provided a readable and insightful account that enables the reader to identify and discern the positive and negative aspects of desire.”

Lonergan, Social Transformation, and Sustainable Human Development

Philosophy

“This text offers a weighty theoretical prolegomena to the concrete implementation of sustainable development throughout the vulnerable economic areas in the world.”

Opening New Horizons

World Religions

“The author’s careful study is timely in light of Pope Francis’s vindication of Merton in an address to the US Congress. Raab reminds us that Merton was a pioneer of interreligious dialogue and comparative theology. He beckons us to revisit Merton’s achievements in order to help us beyond current methodological impasses.”

The Feeling of Transcendence, an Experience of God?

Philosophy

“Prof. Roy masterfully engages the notion of transcendent experience through aesthetic, ontological, ethical, and interpersonal experiences. He makes complex ideas clear and concrete.”