RT Article
T1 How to cross the rubicon without falling in: Michel Henry, Søren Kierkegaard, and new phenomenology
JF International journal of philosophy and theology
VO 80
IS 4/5
SP 465
OP 481
A1 Bowen, Amber 1987-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1689954000
AB Throughout his published work, Michel Henry expresses a deep appreciation for the writings of Kierkegaard, using them as an inspirational foundation for much of his own thought. However, Henry claims to be far more Kierkegaardian than he really is. Henry's peers have identified several philosophical and theological deficiencies in Henry's thought. These places of weakness also happen to be his most obvious points of departure from Kierkegaard. A Kierkegaardian confrontation with Henry demands a retrieval of the Infinite Qualitative Difference (IQD) between God and man as key to exploring the structure of the self. Kierkegaard's texts correct Henry's assumption that the ontological difference established in the act of creation would separate the self from God. They suggest instead that the IQD provides the necessary conditions for the truly theological self to emerge.
K1 Kierkegaard
K1 Michel Henry
K1 doctrine of creation
K1 infinite qualitative difference
K1 new phenomenology
K1 Phenomenology
K1 philosophy of religious experience
K1 theological self
K1 theological turn
DO 10.1080/21692327.2019.1654402