Expressing Faith in a Phenomenological Mother Tongue
Magdalene Thomassen
Religions September 27, 2023 DOI: 10.3390/rel14091094 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Edith stein Christian philosophy “new phenomenologists” |
| Key points | Argues that Edith Stein's account of the relationship between philosophy and theology, which treats faith as a source of knowledge and proposes a common epistemological ground for believers and non-believers, anticipates the work of later phenomenologists like Levinas and Marion. |
Abstract
The article first exposes a section in Edith Stein’s masterwork, Finite and Eternal Being, where she explicitly reflects upon the relation between philosophy and theology, and on the possibility of a Christian philosophy. Here, Stein enlarges the scope of rationality when propagating faith as a source of knowledge in its own right. The phenomenological first-person perspective and notions of intention and fulfillment help to elucidate the different ways of getting to know God, finding its utmost source in the lived mystical experience. Despite including theological content in her phenomenological analysis, Stein proposes a possible “common ground” where the non-believer is also invited to join in an epistemological effort. This proposition, I suggest, is pointing forward to the contributions of the so-called “new phenomenologists” of the last half-century, Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Marion being examples of how theology and philosophy, though separate, may enrich each other.
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