The Phenomenology Booth is a virtual exhibit devoted to the philosophical field of phenomenology. The exhibit is hosted on the Wipf and Stock Blog and includes a set of interviews with philosophers and theologians working in phenomenology, as well as a selection of Wipf and Stock’s books in phenomenology. You can find the link to the booth below.
Dr. Donald Wallenfang is a Secular Discalced Carmelite and Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. He has published many books with us at Cascade, including a Cascade Companion to phenomenology, Dialectical Anatomy of the Eucharist, and Emmanuel: Levinas and Variations on God with Us. Wallenfang was a student of Jean-Luc Marion while doing his PhD. He is also married and the father of six children.
In this interview for our phenomenology booth, Dr. Wallenfang and I discuss Jean-Luc Marion, Emmanuel Levinas, Edith Stein, John Paul II, and the relationship between phenomenology and metaphysics.
PODCAST LINKS:
The Phenomenology Booth: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2022/11/15/the-phenomenology-booth/
Author page: https://wipfandstock.com/search-results/?keyword=donald+wallenfang
Dr. Wallenfang's academia.edu page: https://shms-mi.academia.edu/DonaldWallenfangOCDS
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SOURCES MENTIONED:
Engelland, Chad. Phenomenology.
Heidegger, Martin. Being and Time.
Husserl, Edmund. The Idea of Phenomenology.
———. Logical Investigations. 2 vols.
John Paul II. Fides et Ratio.
Levinas, Emmanuel. Ethics and Infinity: Interviews with Philippe Nemo.
———. Otherwise than Being, or Beyond Essence.
———. Totality and Infinity: An Essay on Exteriority.
Marion, Jean-Luc. Being Given: Toward a Phenomenology of Givenness.
———. God Without Being: Hors-Texte.
———. “Sketch of a Phenomenological Concept of Sacrifice.”
Robbins, Jill, ed. Is It Righteous to Be?: Interviews with Emmanuel Levinas.
Rosenzweig, Franz. The Star of Redemption.
Sokolowski, Robert. Introduction to Phenomenology.
Stein, Edith. Knowledge and Faith.
———. Potency and Act: Studies Towards a Philosophy of Being.
Wallenfang, Donald. Dialectical Anatomy of the Eucharist: An Étude in Phenomenology.
———. Emmanuel: Levinas and Variations on God with Us.
———. Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein.
———. Phenomenology: A Basic Introduction in the Light of Jesus Christ.
Zahavi, Dan. Husserl’s Phenomenology.
———. Phenomenology: The Basics.
OUTLINE:
(01:48) – How phenomenology is like Apple computers
(07:46) – Some good introductory books
(10:07) – Studying with Jean-Luc Marion
(15:08) – Wading through the jargon
(20:13) – Reconciling phenomenology and metaphysics
(27:18) – Emmanuel Levinas and/vs. Jean-Luc Marion
(32:08) – Phenomenology as ecumenical endeavor
(35:46) – Levinas and Stein in light of the Holocaust
(40:46) – Phenomenology’s contributions to theology
