In The Subjective Dimension of Human Work: The Conversion of the Acting Person According to Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II and Bernard Lonergan, Deborah Savage explores the proper framework for understanding the human person in the act of self-transcendence and for apprehending the role that human work may play in living a Christian life. Through a comparative analysis of the anthropological theories of Wojtyla and Lonergan, Savage seeks to establish the philosophical and theological foundations of how one becomes «more of a human being» through the work that he or she does and how to grasp the process of conversion that is made possible through work. This book is suitable for graduate level courses in the neo-Thomist tradition, especially those analyzing the relevance of that tradition to modern-day problems.

The Author: Deborah Savage completed her Ph.D. at Marquette University in 2005. She presently teaches in both the Department of Theology and the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her research interests include: the philosophical and theological foundations of human work and conversion, the vocation of leadership and the profession of management, and the «feminine genius» as it manifests in public and professional life.