So could Ong's philosophical anthropology provide his church with a new synthesis capable of overcoming some of the Roman Catholic inveighing against the modern world?
Ong's new synthesis might at least contribute to tempering Roman Catholic inveighing against the modern world.
But all of the Roman Catholic inveighing against the modern world appeals to the understandable human tendency to catastrophize (Ellis' term).
No doubt the human tendency to catastrophize can be enormously appealing.
In Pope Francis' eco-encyclical letters, he manifests a strong tendency to catastrophize at times.
Nevertheless, in my estimate, the pope's call for action is basically valid and timely and urgent. No doubt action is needed.
For a bibliography of Ong's 400 or so publications, see the late Thomas M. Walsh's bibliography of Ong's publications, including information about reprintings and translations, in the book LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY: THE LEGACY OF WALTER J. ONG, S.J., edited by Sara van den Berg and Walsh (2011, pages 185-245).
Also see my book WALTER ONG'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO CULTURAL STUDIES: THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE WORD AND I-THOU COMMUNICATION, 2nd ed. (2015; 1st ed., 2000).
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