Jean-Luc Nancy after the Theological Turn

A Phenomenology of Kenosis

Nikolaas Cassidy-Deketelaere (KU Leuven, Belgium)

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Bloomsbury Academic
13 November 2025

Phenomenology & Existentialism; Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism; Philosophy of religion; Theology

Nikolaas Cassidy-Deketelaere provides a novel and profound reading of Jean-Luc Nancy’s deconstruction of Christianity in the context of French phenomenology’s ‘theological turn’. Deftly exploring Nancy’s work alongside major contemporary phenomenologists including Jean-Luc Marion, Michel Henry, Jean-Louis Chrétien and Emmanuel Falque, Jean-Luc Nancy after the Theological Turn argues that only by turning to theology can phenomenology come into its own as philosophy. Following Derrida’s treatment of Nancy, Cassidy-Deketelaere thinks ‘after’ the theological turn by deconstructing phenomenology’s inherent theological structure which made that turn possible; starting from the theological turn, this book seeks to move beyond it, that is, to ‘de-theologise’ phenomenology. This approach parallels Nancy’s engagement with Christianity: drawing on Paul’s kenosis – according to which God empties himself of his divinity in the Incarnation – Nancy understands Christianity as deconstructing or de-theologising itself.

Written in elegant and clear prose, this volume clarifies the phenomenological and theological consequences of one the most influential modern thinkers’ philosophy.

By: Nikolaas Cassidy-Deketelaere (KU Leuven Belgium)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781350512078
ISBN 10: 1350512079
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 13 November 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword, Emmanuel Falque Introduction Part I: Givenness and Revelation 1. The Phenomenon of Revelation 2. The Faith of Reason 3. The Experience of Faith Part II: Embodiment and Incarnation 4. Henry’s Swerve of the Flesh 5. Falque’s Resistance of the Body 6. Nancy’s Extension of the Soul Conclusion: Phenomenology De-Theologised References Inbox

Nikolaas Cassidy-Deketelaere is a Research Fellow at KU Leuven, Belgium.

Reviews for Jean-Luc Nancy after the Theological Turn: A Phenomenology of Kenosis

This wonderful study of Jean-Luc Nancy’s deconstruction of Christianity yields not only a deeper understanding of kenosis and incarnation—it prompts a rethinking of the very conditions by which God might reveal Godself, and far beyond trends that have been popularized in the past half-century. By revisiting varied notions of a phenomenology of revelation alongside the possibility of Christian atheism, Deketelaere provides us with a phenomenology of kenosis as an alternative to the ‘theological turn’ in phenomenology, illustrating differences between key theological (revelation, incarnation) and phenomenological (givenness, embodiment) terms that are often wrongly conflated. This work is simultaneously a profound challenge to those seeking to plant a theological flag in the lands of phenomenology and an offering of profound new ways to think faith through a renewed encounter with religious experience. * Colby Dickinson, Professor of Theology, Loyola University Chicago, USA *