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. Patrick H. Byrne is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and director of the Lonergan Institute at Boston College.Frederick G. Lawrence is an American hermeneutic philosopher and theologian, and a specialist in Bernard Lonergan, teaching in the Department of Theology at Boston College. Charles C. Hefling, Jr. is a retired associate professor in the Department of Theology at Boston College.