Books by Donald L. Gelpi

The author of this study invokes Peirce''s logic in order to clarify the operational procedures of dialectic, foundational, and doctrinal theology. He argues that Peirce''s theory of the normative sciences casts light on three forms of conversion: affective, intellectual, and moral conversion. From a normative account of the dynamics of five forms of conversion, he derives specific criteria for authenticating and calling into question both doctrinal statements about the content of religious faith and different theories of theological method. The third and final chapter tests the adequacy of the suggested criteria by applying them to the symbolic Christology of Roger Haight.

Recounts how the early development of the author's religious perceptions, his formation as a Jesuit, his passion for the US philosophical tradition, his major philosophical influences, and the influence of charismatic piety have shaped the creation of his systematic theology.

Originally published by the Paulist Press in 1978, this book attempts to elaborate a foundational theology that could interpret the experience of Christian life in all of its social complexity. Father Gelpi reflects both on his personal experience as well as the principal texts of the Christian religion.