On Kierkegaardâs Side: Re-situating Henri de Lubacâs Theology amid the Non-humanist Turn in France

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This chapter explores the significant ways in which de Lubacâs (1896â1991) theological reception of Kierkegaard informed his stance toward humanism. By surveying the default position of negative anthropology in the historiography of the nonhumanist turn in French thought, the chapter locates de Lubac at the center of the debate and observes that de Lubacâs reception of Kierkegaard is neglected, and as a result, scholars wrongly try to conform his views to that of Nietzsche or Heidegger. To identify the origin of this interpretive trajectory, the chapter revisits and evaluates Maurice Blanchotâs critical review of de Lubacâs The Drama of Atheist Humanism (1945), entitled âOn Nietzscheâs Sideâ (1946). Furthermore, the chapter argues that to avoid conflating de Lubacâs theological anthropology with a nonhumanist inheritance, one must not ignore his treatment of Kierkegaard. The chapter re-establishes the link between de Lubacâs correspondence network and his engagement with Kierkegaard studies to suggest that de Lubacâs interest in Kierkegaard was not ornamental but rather fundamental to his ressourcement project. Like this, the chapter recovers the Kierkegaardian inheritance of de Lubacâs Christian humanism that transformed Catholic theology in the twentieth century.

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Kierkegaard in France: A History of Reception and Influence

Series:Â New Research in the History of Western Philosophy, Volume: 10

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004732933

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 17 Oct 2025

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