Christian Apophaticism in Jean-Luc Marion’s Early Works

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dc.contributor.authorZachhuber, Johannes
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-05T20:19:23Z
dc.date.available2023-11-05T20:19:23Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIn this article, I investigate Jean-Luc Marion’s early interpretation of Christian apophaticism with special reference to his reading of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. I observe that the most remarkable, but rarely noted, aspect of this interpretation is Marion’s avoidance of the typical derivation of Dionysius’ negative theology from the Platonic tradition. Instead, he places him in the tradition of the critique of idols in the Old Testament. I argue that this intuition should not be lightly dismissed as early Christian apophaticism was at least partly developed in the context of Christian polemic against pagan idolatry. If Christian apophaticism is understood against this background, Marion’s claim that it foreshadows the modern and postmodern critique of theism appears more plausible than his detractors have been willing to admit.
dc.identifier.AlternativeLocation10.31743/vv.16158
dc.identifier.citation"Verbum Vitae", 2023, T. 41, nr 3, s. 767-788
dc.identifier.issn1644-8561
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/5960
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo KUL
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectapophaticism
dc.subjectPs.-Dionysius
dc.subjectphenomenology
dc.subjectJean-Luc Marion
dc.subjectidolatry
dc.subjectmetaphysics
dc.subjectpostmodern theology
dc.subjectJacques Derrida
dc.titleChristian Apophaticism in Jean-Luc Marion’s Early Works
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Verbum Vitae, 2023, T. 41, Nr 3: Negative theology: From Anthropomorphism to Apophaticism