eee God, the Gift, and Postmodernism Edited by John D, Caputo and Michael J. Scanlon Inonana Ustvnasiry Pass BeooMINoTON aN INDIANAPOLISContents Introduction: Apology forthe Impossible: Religion and Postmodern, John D. Caputo a Michael J Scanlon 1 I. tn the Name: How to Avoid Speaking of "Negative Theology” Jean-Le ‘Marion /20, Response by Jacques Dera 42 (On the Gift A Discusion between Jacques Detsda and Jean-Luc ‘Marion, Moderated by Richard Keame /54 3. Loose Canons: Agustin and Derida on Their Selves, Robert Dodaro 79 Response by Jacques Deda 98 4. Desite of God, Richard Keamey 112 Discusion /130 5. Overcoming Ontothcolgy, Merold Westphal / 146 Response by Jacques Derida [164 6, Fragments: The Sprit Situation of Our Times, David Tiaey/170 Response by Jacques Dera 181 GY Wot: fe pombe: On God and the Gin Ded and “Marion, John D. Caputo /185 §5.A Deconstruction of Religion: On Derrida and Rahner, Michael Scanlon /223 9 Beting on Vegas, MatkC. Taylor 229 Dineusion 243 10, Eating the Tet, Defiling the Hands Specters in Amoi Schoenberg ‘Opera Moxes and Aron, Faith Wyschogrod/ 245 11. Reembodying Virginity Secularized, Franoise Melzer 260 12. Our Own Faces in Deep Wels: A Fate for Historia Jesus Research, Jolin Dominic Crossan /282 ‘owrmnrrons 31 Iso 35‘Tisha na pubeton Indians Ueno (1 No Monon Stet Blnmign. IN 704397 USA Mp inane, ‘iphone cde 8002579 econ 128552951 nde yma poder ce (©1959 ndana Uneiy Pow Argh reed Nop oftisbek maybe repel or ated n ay frm ot yar mean, deco mecaea nclding peony snc by an rt sage wil te, ‘ito perminn wing th pbs. The Asean ot Ames Unventy Pon Rotation n Femione tte te nex hi pion ‘Tepper wed in hi pba mt th inom rie unt Aen Natal tnd lat Ses— emanence of Pape fr Prise Libary Marl, ANSI 739 8- Manfred he Ui Sines of meson ary of Congres Cataloging Pubcon Dat (Ca, thei an poster etl by Jon D, Cp ad Miche Salon em =(The adn inthe logy of sen Tele igi feces and inde, 130025355728 fe alk paper, ISBN 252215282 (oak pe |.-Chissty—Phcpy Cong. 2 Rate — Relgouspect—Chrisiy Congres Capo 1 Senion Mic!) HI Sees, brs 4s Hom 1 om “To Edmund J. Dobbin, 0.5.4, Por his leadership and inspiration For his interest and apport,On the Gift A Discussion between Jacques Derrida and Jean-Lue Marion Moderated by Richard Keamey Introductory Remarks Michael Seanton. Villanova Univesity san Augustinian Univer, and "know the affection that Jacques Desa has for Agate. 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Geet Marian Dafoe Tat 8 woe) I re peek BS ‘ emer Seatbetik (the g gtrmycit 4Richard Keantey oy{_ made betwee would argue. acauch cannot be known; a soon 2 you know it you destroy it es Sothe gis such bs impossible. init on the “as such I will explain why in ‘amoment. The gifassuch eannotbe known, but canbe thought of Weean 1 think what we spaorEpow: Perhaps inking is not dhe naht > _ercle the econSiiscitele, and beyond the enter clan oder pt inmotion mascot ‘ent maton deste hacer he nana hohe ei lh ‘ould not ie cxhuted by 3phenomenloal teat, ech {asetminaton by ascidian, ban cenany. oii tis dseusion neta be dapeemen dnt esl cna. ini to be plac wl ie wy ne ‘pening wold apc at ha seston ef ee conpee an Dut basses yep, he imo neo ta Ra anther ntnee The pi weld cla Bother isfometing nace J enowedge We hve arelation the pt beyond the nd plenomenolg “cal dierinaion, ts this thinking, ti exces, which interes me ss {ecaulichpatsthecickiaomaen Why sina eco? Why ston ) sisting in rel aos coc? Wy aetna dey? ‘Where doc ti cel ome fmt Ingveraid— tat a murdering allie fine in Fiace-C eter aid ht heres nog No on ‘Whatare the soins forasins threat rt ye shoo the impo that posbty pone iposbe 1 will come back to that- ee ir ci ml be now ough his ution ah gia ving tre ll not only the ing bebee singe tte dip tenes neocon aloe ci What MEG jo yin ere lon, hatght help pete ofa ontbereligins nate fetch thinking Maron, Jaques Dera jo sd the question now stoi impor sy thea ax such, That nas enemy post Ett dn ad {shalltyto male tight hee Onetnay sum up modem pilesophy by sayin ives and perhaps slg tascendental enterprise by which meting istake forgrened ro which sth | go byt none sating fons toca into the pos oany det psiy. Think _neunstofrscingthe pose, tnd laconic object hin hehe ‘Fike posible Theres wll non, etn ome eect experiences ‘nt be econtrcted hin the intr th posible Ina tarsedental Plinoply the ueton of reeltion aay feck on 2 qn fs Inpostbliy, rat lst paral mpowsbiiy, within te lin of reson Sidheaecoiss tot ile ofa Rants Fiche which ing o the “Tis of any pombe revelation.” Ar pointed en Hida and ao Hegel: nake anton betwen fearing (revatio) ad wha sp fend io be uence and ec tha the rection, within Ofer Ter Tnthcend ony the hints ofthe concep dnc tbecome posible forthe impossible to cometotought Think tht what we con gps ete adam tayatilbe called phenomeaclogy and implesaconplte ress {ie formes ston, Tats toap, mem a at we do hae ano Yesence fhe impose Thedtnonofsachan pole can no more Ee witin maple. In melphyiy,the impose simpy conrad thepone whchivaleady knoe and an aera tobe alle ont Barbe inessile now no longer what eso! be how but whee Has tobe hough. Sothe quero sow i tpualeoemain ional and_ tohaves duce dealing ath he inp Tete Sees Rema tardtngnah belwechastongitellgbiy andaweal bvellgii iy Wetman tht wes cP athe exces ston, trove exe the ces fhe pen which chews «Kind of mposiiy { More generic have task ous ow tte wey thal Something inysccn nose aco prin camtionefesperenee) ‘nd val ou hae sb ayesntsehich takes pace win ‘perience? To thirk we have odes Rl he concepts econ ingionbich he fect experience nsupposed tapes fm tn ove imposible und inatonal. Tal the Gt ep, Weve to const “sep concg ven npn perhaps mere than ees ingle Bh. Atha pin, mpl theology and Philp agree it decontue ton Weal were stent onceled curio in wih we were {Snir wih excess what ws bath imposible and everest ‘To athee thi ne hve fo take route fact that we cont hae ay ‘Spence ofhe posible intesome may hatwehaveanespeenceofthe posits fohanean cpenenceoT NCPR MTom cape fi pony profes which Leal tg -Counerespecy of be Galement, soto or evunderng This coutcreapeice fasta dort that hat we atc, bt ent Gest at ay obec ora Da | an event hat we enn compreend bt nsec we hn osceT¥ Connterexpcrince yin nthe cnet and conse kr of experience Apron ocr dive ciency or ede bth pa ‘tN in plete and won ese tem bt weno oy ose them naclearmanocrand never impo and unite evidences ply the mtorr Ste canon he ore teach concptalJfniton ofthe evidences ofthe phenomena, ten we hat lle he comtenepeience sens, shih exemplifies ou mt Being o ede temo objec, hich el ink enn tet tincic tn oescemn hye ache Suhassaeeegenencctite_ Sl ali wk aly fn Der glans vey we pole, in this momenta psp tal ser experience of ebectiation. To know without knowing in the mode of objec ‘sin, itis incompreensbilitercomprehendee incomprehensible Aug i or irene daa henna ateaiyhavethishinde-aqateLec en Phere del Talfing Infact with an historia re igs the slFafactiw ofthe flesh and the le which | perience of heggher. All tore ate experiences ofthe impos el prndnasandecometnaisrooesfteratssncipeoe este we ve foc = t On the Gift Veh Indes we ine tee eprint: The ome eesti, y / impomib, at pat and pucl of aueserice, We have lea how ge ‘Teorcepl of experience which Should not an wil no be univocal agai eamey Thank oo Jeane. A Bal nod fm aces Dei eid jst ane more word about phenrnenoloy ese Hs ihe pont When Kens icles tothe eace othe nny rhe sayeth he ‘ther, the fee, pecely dct not appear asch esa many ine the ‘Fant to find within phenomenology the inno ogo Beyond pheno nology Therese many pls wher sna we ne ogy peter logical beyond phenomenology That what an tying lode abe emato and nant ras a, «phenomena Maron You se Derrida Aman oft Fslighenmentandsoonandso fh would bie texemain phenomenetogcal in what [5 agaist pheramenolgy. Fly, shat Tease inthis ater abo the nonehenomeny of te Bl aso the nonphenomenaliy ofthe “ata such, which someting eared from users Carlen Mediation. Huse sth inthe caso healer