Uncovering the Mysterious: Jean-Luc Marion’s Phenomenological Approach to Christian Revelation

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The French phenomenologist, Jean-Luc Marion, suggests the possibility of a new approach to Christian Revelation in his book Givenness and Revelation (2016). Marion criticizes Neo-Scholasticism and contends that we should return to apokalypsis, ‘uncovering the will of God.’ He claims that the Revelation of the Divine Trinity must be uncovered in a trinitarian way. When the Son as icon, reveals the invisible Father, the Holy Spirit guides a person to have the proper perspective to see the icon, completing the threefold manner of God’s uncovering himself. There are some hermeneutical points that can be questioned about Marion’s idea. Nevertheless, Marion’s new approach to understanding Revelation provides meaningful insights in terms of theological concerns. Such a phenomenological understanding of Revelation can help the Church a richer realm for Christians to share their real-life personal experiences in the context of a relationship with God who wants to communicate with us.

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