Boursier UCL
Born in 1981
Since September 2024 I am Sedes Sapientiae research fellow and a doctoral candidate in Theology at UC Louvain (Belgium).
Education
2004-2008: Ph.D. in Philosophy, Facultés Notre-Dame de la Paix - Namur
2003-2004: Postgraduate Diploma in Religious Studies, KU Leuven (Summa cum laude)
2002-2003: 'Kurzzeitstudium der Philosophie', University of Heidelberg, Germany
2000-2002: M.A. in Philosophy, UC Louvain (Summa cum laude)
1998-2000: B.A. in Philosophy, Facultés Notre-Dame de la Paix - Namur (Summa cum laude)
My research focuses on the relationship between philosophy and theology.
My current project deals with the thought of Étienne Gilson (1884-1978) in dialogue with the theologians of his time, such as Henri de Lubac, Karl Barth, Vladimir Lossky and Myrrha Lot-Borodine.
Étienne Gilson, one of the leading Thomistic philosophers in the 20th century, played a considerable role in the development of theology, either through his friendship with certain theologians, or as a teacher capable of inspiring disciples. Gilson's dialogue with theologians sheds new light on the major issues addressed: the relationship between truth and history, nature and grace, ecumenism, etc. The current revival of the speculative dimension in theology and of realism in philosophy makes a new reading of Gilson's work relevant for today.
Previously, I have mainly studied the arguments for atheism, particularly in Nietzsche, in connection with his theory of knowledge and with modern philosophy (Hume, Kant, etc.). I also studied the affirmative side of Nietzsche's philosophy of religion.
Keywords: fundamental theology - philosophy of religion - history of ideas - atheism - 20th century
Select Publications
> "La philosophie chrétienne: une tâche actuelle", Pâque Nouvelle, 2024/2 (Juin), p. 30-33. (General public article)
> "Vauvenargues und der Wille zur Macht", in C. Pornschlegel et M. Stingelin (eds.), Nietzsche und Frankreich, Berlin / New York, de Gruyter, 2009, p. 33-45.
> "Nietzsche, un kantisme naturalisé ? À propos de R.K. Hill, Nietzsche’s Critiques", Revue philosophique de Louvain, vol. 104 (2), 2006, p. 370-386.
> "Ressentiment und ‘Wille zur Macht’. Nietzsche und Hume über Moral- und Religionskritik", Nietzscheforschung, vol. 13, 2006, pp. 117-128.
> Nietzsche et la vie spirituelle, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2003 (201 pages) - Joseph Dopp Prize, Higher Institute of Philosophy (University of Louvain).
