Paroles Du Christ

In _Words of Christ (Paroles du Christ)_ \-- here translated into English for

the first time -- Michel Henry asks how Christ can be both human and divine.

He considers, further, how we as humans can experience Christ's humanity and

divinity through his words. Are we able to recognize this speech as divine,

and if so, then how? What can testify to the divine nature of these words?

What makes them intelligible? Startling possibilities -- and further questions

\-- emerge as Henry systematically explores these enigmas. For example, how

does the phenomenology of life bring to light the God of which scripture

speaks? Might this new region of phenomenality broaden or transform the

discipline of phenomenology itself, or theology?

Henry approaches these questions starting from the angle of material

phenomenology, but his study has far-reaching implications for other

disciplines too. Intended for a wide audience, his work is a uniquely

philosophical approach to the question of Christ and to the place of this

question in human experience. This highly original, interdisciplinary

perspective on Christ's words was Henry's last work, published shortly after

his death in 2002.