Bernard Lonergan Transformation

This paper was inspired by the works of Jesuit Father Bernard Lonergan. His method of transformation and its four steps have been used as the foundation for the four chapters in this paper. So before reading the paper, it is important to understand the process that Bernard Lonergan is trying to teach.

The method of transformation is broken down into four simple steps: experiencing, understanding, judging, and choosing. These steps move us to a higher viewpoint, or perspective, that fundamentally shifts how we see the world. Bernard Lonergan argues that these transformations are so profound that people use words like conversion and redemption to describe them.

The steps are exactly what they are described as. The first step being experience