Liberation Method and Dialogue: Enrique Dussel and North American Theological Discourse

This book analyzes the theological method of liberation theologian Enrique Dussel and by comparing it with the meta-method of Bernard Lonergan establishes a paradigm for international theological dialogue. The author suggests that Dussels non-reductionist understanding of liberation and Lonergans understanding of the subject-as-subject provide a methodological foundation for critical dialogue between Latin American and North American theologians. The methodological maturation of liberation theology rehearsed in this study suggests how the insights of Latin American theology demand the development of an indigenous form of North American theology of liberation.