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This work explores the nature of kenosis, arguing for an understanding of agency as responsive rather than merely passive or autonomous.

The Gifted Subject: Kenosis, Phenomenology, and the Constitution of Responsive Agency

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This article discusses responsive agency in kenosis, suggesting a new theological anthropology framework.

This work explores the nature of kenosis, arguing for an understanding of agency as responsive rather than merely passive or autonomous.
Develops a phenomenological account using Levinas, Marion, and Merleau-Ponty.
Analyzes the Giessen-Tübingen kenosis-krypsis controversy.
Interprets Philippians 2:6–11 to reveal connections between kenosis and Christological themes.
Proposes a redefined understanding of agency as constituted through divine address.
Demonstrates how embodiment and servanthood are integral to responsive agency.
Suggests the Eucharist enacts a theological anthropology of reception as agency.

Åke Elden (2026) studied this question.

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