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The Collision of Phenomenology and Theology

Emmanuel Falque

Quiet Powers of the Possible January 13, 2026 DOI: 10.5422/fordham/9780823264711.003.0010 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Interview Peer reviewed
Topics Philosophy of mind
Key points Argues that contemporary phenomenologists have moved away from the problem of defining the 'history of metaphysics,' and proposes a closer engagement between phenomenology and theology, particularly through a theology of human finitude.

Abstract

In this interview, Emmanuel Falque measures the distance that separates his generation from that of his teachers and argues that the problem of circumscribing the “history of metaphysics” no longer interests most phenomenologists. He also discusses the relation between phenomenology and theology and his work on the theology of human finitude.