How to cross the rubicon without falling in: Michel Henry, Søren Kierkegaard, and new phenomenology

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 philosop...

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Published in:International journal of philosophy and theology
Main Author: Bowen, Amber 1987- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: International journal of philosophy and theology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Henry, Michel 1922-2002 / Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855 / God / Human being / Creation
RelBib Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KDD Protestant Church
NBC Doctrine of God
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NBE Anthropology
TK Recent history
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Phenomenology
B new phenomenology
B Kierkegaard
B infinite qualitative difference
B Michel Henry
B theological turn
B philosophy of religious experience
B theological self
B doctrine of creation
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2169-2335
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2019.1654402