ABSTRACT
Which contemporary philosophers can be regarded as important contributors to the theological agenda? No answer to this question can overlook Jean-Luc Marion, who is one of the great names among present-day French philosophers – not only as a philosopher of religion, but also as a Descartes scholar and a phenomenologist. This is due not least to the book that was his professional breakthrough, God Without Being. Marion is mentioned now in the same breath as Lévinas and Ricoeur, but he has also received impulses from other French philosophers who influence the contemporary agenda in the philosophy of religion, not least from Jacques Derrida. Marion is invited to hold lectures at universities throughout the world today, and he attracts hearers who are interested in both theology and philosophy – not least because he gives the impression of being original but not inaccessible. Marion has proved a fruitful dialogue partner in the development of a position in the philosophy of religion that is anchored in phenomenological philosophy. 1
