Frederick Crowe stated: ‘God first sent the Spirit, and then sent the Son in the context of the Spirit’s mission’ (“Son of God, Holy Spirit, and World Religions: The Contribution of Bernard Lonergan to the Wider Ecumenism,” Chancellor’s Address II (Toronto: Regis College, 1985) 8.

To which Steve Bevans (Australian EJournal of Theology; August 2005) responded:

• “Such a proposal of the priority of the Spirit gives, I believe, fresh validity to other religious ways…”

• The most burning question in Christian theology today: the question of the uniqueness and absoluteness of Jesus Christ

• Is belief in Jesus as Christ worth dying for?

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