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Jean-Luc Marion

1 paper in the library · publishing 2020

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The Mystical—or What Theology can Show

The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology February 25, 2020 Jean-Luc Marion

In an age of skepticism, the concept of 'the mystical' is often seen as problematic, challenging the credibility of theology as a discipline that deals with sacred mystery. Like phenomenology, theology can reveal what shows itself while remaining unsayable, though the two disciplines cannot be collapsed into one. A mutual relationship between phenomenology and mystical theology can open both to the phenomenality of the mystical, potentially redefining our notions of mystery.