Degrees of givenness : on saturation in Jean-luc Marion / Christina M. Gschwandtner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gschwandtner, Christina M., 1974- author.

Series:

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marion, Jean-Luc, 1946-.

Marion, Jean-Luc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 279 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2014]

Summary:

The philosophical work of Jean-Luc Marion has opened new ways of speaking about religious convictions and experiences. In this exploration of Marion's philosophy and theology, Christina M. Gschwandtner presents a comprehensive and critical analysis of the ideas of saturated phenomena and the phenomenology of givenness. She claims that these phenomena do not always appear in the excessive mode that Marion describes and suggest instead that we consider degrees of saturation. Gschwandtner covers major themes in Marion's work-the historical event, art, nature, love and war, gift and sacrifice, prayer, and the Eucharist. She works within the phenomenology of givenness, but suggests that Marion himself has not considered important aspects of his philosophy. Book jacket.

Contents:

Historical events and historical research

Art and the artist

Nature and flesh

Love and violence

Gift and sacrifice

Prayer and sainthood

Eucharist and sacrament.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253014191

0253014190

OCLC:

868647241