Dr Neville Buch

Professional Historian and History Consultancy Services Brisbane

Neville Buch

Local Example of Progressive Theology in the late 1960s: The Logic of Analogy and the Leap of Faith

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Dr Neville Buch
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Produced in 1967 by Michael Macklin (writing as Br. Ronald OFM), Analogy, Analysis and God represent a significant local example of progressive theological inquiry in Queensland during the late 1960s. This philosophical thesis navigates the “crisis of theological language” prompted by the rise of logical positivism and linguistic analysis. By evaluating traditional Thomistic doctrines alongside contemporary British analytical philosophy, Macklin seeks a “middle way” between the extremes of anthropomorphism and agnosticism. The study concludes that while the “logic of analogy” provides a disciplined framework for theological discourse, it ultimately remains a logical tool that requires a prior “leap in the dark”—a personal commitment to a “personal ultimate”—rather than providing empirical information about supernatural entities.

 

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Neville Buch

Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.
Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.
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