According to Wiley’s reading of Lonergan, the social “surd” encourages us to harden our hearts, so we are no longer faithful (“fidelity”) to the command to “be holy, loving and responsible” nor to the project of self-transcendence.  In addition to hardening our hearts, the social “surd” darkens our intellects and favors passions (non-religious feelings).

Wiley quotes Lonergan in this regard, but I want to step aside and imagine how Lonergan’s methodological theology sheds insight into the religion-du-jour of the USA, Progressivism.