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The Transformation of Suffering in Paul of the Cross, Lonergan and Buddhism
Author(s) -
Dadosky John D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new blackfriars
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-2005
pISSN - 0028-4289
DOI - 10.1111/nbfr.12128
Subject(s) - passion , spirituality , praxis , buddhism , context (archaeology) , mysticism , spiritualities , philosophy , contemplation , performative utterance , theology , aesthetics , sociology , epistemology , psychology , history , social psychology , medicine , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology
This paper explores St. Paul of the Cross's passion‐centred spirituality as a context for avoiding the distortions of such spirituality and promoting proper praxis. These distortions are not the legacy of Paul of the Cross himself, but the fact that his contemplation of the passion was primarily performative and mystical, along with the lack of a systematic theology on the passion‐death‐and resurrection, there remains a context wherein distortions of passion‐centred approaches can occur. The paper then presents some aspects of Bernard Lonergan's thought on lex crucis and also from his Trinitarian work in order to provide a theological framework ( orthotheoria ). This framework can help prevent the distortions of such a passion‐centred spirituality and guide orthopraxis of passion‐centred spiritualities. In the final section we explore some insights from Buddhism that are consonant with both Paul of the Cross's spirituality and Lonergan's law of the cross as fruits of the Spirit and seeds of the Word.