A Phenomenology of Utterance and Prophetic Teaching in the Threshold
Journal for Continental Philosophy of Religion October 28, 2021 DOI: 10.1163/25889613-bja10015 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Proposes a theory of prophetic teaching grounded in a phenomenology of utterance, developed through Jean-Luc Marion's third phenomenological reduction, Biblical and autobiographical accounts of Samuel's election, and a meditation on the Call of and Response to the Other, positioning the argument between philosophical anthropology and philosophical theology and between Jewish and Catholic traditions. |
Abstract
In this essay, the authors explore the phenomenon of utterance we find in speech and teaching. Jean-Luc Marion’s third phenomenological reduction serves as a methodological foundation for this exploration which moves through Biblical literature and autobiography – both centred on the story of the election of Samuel – before leading into a meditation on the Call of and Response to the Other. The Call and Response guide the essay to a theory of prophetic teaching emerging within its phenomenology of utterance that situates itself between philosophical anthropology and philosophical theology, and between Jewish and Catholic traditions.