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The gift of joy
Horner, Robyn
Horner, Robyn
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Joy arises suddenly and in an overpowering surge, an unexpected release, an overflow from within. An ordinary experience of joy is something like a positive emotional response to an event or state of affairs——a response which, however, remains confined to the present and does not impinge on how we relate to ourselves and the world we experience in a more encompassing way. Deep joy is related to moments of fullness and expresses a feeling of self-sufficient unity with what one is experiencing. The feeling of completeness, of unification with what one experiences, and of integration of the present moment within one's own life are certainly among the most characterizing aspects of joy. Jean-Luc Marion's major innovation in phenomenology relates to the ways in which he thinks about phenomena that resist intentional constitution by the self.
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2024
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Theological fringes of phenomenology
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148-158
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School of Theology
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
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