Levinas criticizes the traditional notions of identity as egoistic, engenders exclusion and violence. Grounding one’s thoughts in autrui refocuses on ethical relations and emphasizes responsibility and openness. His idea that “the essence of discourse is prayer” suggests a humbling and pleading with the other for understanding in truly communicative acts and thus real relating and ethical behavior.
Describe a moment when you felt something was being revealed to you—through nature, a conversation, a work of art, or an experience. How does this help
Describe a moment when you felt something was being revealed to you—through nature, a conversation, a work of art, or an experience. How does this help you think about Johnson’s idea of God’s Spirit active in evolution and Dei Verbum’s claim that God “speaks to us as friends”? What tension do




