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.

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marion, Jean-Luc, 1946-.

Marion, Jean-Luc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

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 suggests instead that we consider degrees of saturation. Gschwandtner covers major themes in Marion's work-the historical event, art, nature, love, gift and sacrifice, prayer, an

Contents:

Givenness, saturated phenomena, negative certainties, and hermeneutics

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253014283

025301428X

OCLC:

913743210