Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984), a professor of theology, taught at Regis College, Harvard University, and Boston College. An established author known for his Insight and Method in Theology, Lonergan received numerous honorary doctorates, was a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1971 and was named as an original member of the International Theological Commission by Pope Paul VI. Frederick E. Crowe is a co-founder of the Lonergan Research Institute and a professor emeritus at the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto.Robert M. Doran is the Emmett Doerr Chair in Catholic Systematic Theology at Marquette University.

'These early Lonergan papers astound – as they did 20 years ago – by the breadth of the education they offer readers.'- Cathleen M. Going (Studies in Religion) 'The reader is very effectively introduced to some of the most significant shorter writings of Lonergan.'- Gerard Walmsley (The Heythrop Journal) '(Collection) heralds Lonergan's presence in the ranks of international scholarship.'- John Lounibos (Cross Currents)