The document outlines connections between epistemology and ontology, questioning how some arrive at correct understandings of God's nature through panentheism but hold erroneous views of epistemology through arational gnosticism. It suggests that possessing an unconscious competence from formative liturgical and devotional experiences can lead to knowing truth, even if one cannot fully explain how they know. The document also juxtaposes Kant's interrogatories, the four senses of scripture, categories of axiological epistemology, and theological virtues, drawing parallels between them.

1. the outline, below, basically sets forth some "hermeneutical spirals" (as i write this,
it occurs to me that lonergan should be added, too)
of interest is the notion that epistemology models ontology, which leaves a question
begging of how some get a god-ontology (e.g. panentheism) correct but epistemology
(e.g. arational gnosticism) wrong? (not really a theo-ontology but a theology of
nature that begins within the faith and not, rather, from metaphysics)
part of the answer lies in the fact that just b/c someone tenders an erroneous account
of how it is that they know what they know doesn't mean they're wrong re: what they
know; rather, they are the beneficiaries of a good formation, which they simply don't
fully understand or appreciate (and that formation is, imo, most often liturgical &
devotional, instilling, via a participatory imagination, an unconscious competence
that is too often not complemented by such an authentic & robust catechesis as would
make them consciously competent & good apologists)
i'm not developing this further, presently, but maybe it'll evoke a musing of your own
below, i juxtapose kant's interrogatories (as they say), the 4 senses of scripture
(classical), the categories of my axiological epistemology and the theological virtues
(+awareness, but maybe some gift of the spirit would be a better analogue?)
what can i know or literal or descriptive or awareness
what can i hope for or anagogical or evaluative or hope
what must i do or moral or normative or love
what does this mean or allegorical or interpretive or faith
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