The core of Bernard Lonergan’s 1973 lecture entitled ‘Sacralization and Secularization’ is his fourfold distinction between: (a) a sacralization to be dropped; (b) a sacralization to be fostered; (c) a secularization to be welcomed; and (d) a secularization to be resisted. Drawing on elements found in Lonergan’s broader corpus, noted scholars Robert Doran and John Dadosky have presented detailed interpretations of this work. Conversant with both approaches as well as with contemporary debates in political philosophy and theology, my response aims to complicate their insightful albeit relatively heuristic treatments. More specifically, my interpretation of Lonergan’s fourfold distinction culminates with an account of democracy and human rights that clarifies and expands Dadosky’s notion of a fourth stage of meaning and Doran’s conception of social grace.

伯纳德·隆纳根（Bernard Lonergan）在1973年发表的题为“圣化与世俗化”的演讲的核心是他在以下四个方面的区别：（b）将要进行的圣化；（c）世俗化值得欢迎；（d）要抵抗的世俗化。著名学者罗伯特·多兰（Robert Doran）和约翰·达多斯基（John Dadosky）借鉴了Lonergan更广泛的语料库中的元素，对这项工作进行了详细的解释。我对这两种方法以及政治哲学和神学方面的当代辩论都精通，尽管相对启发式，但我的回答旨在使他们的见解更加复杂。进一步来说，