Abstract
The expression theological turn of phenomenology coined by Dominique Janicaud in 1991 is true insofar as it refers to the change in the discourse of the more recent French phenomenologists who have resorted to theological concepts. However, it begs the question: What is the reason for this change in discourse? A possible answer could be that radical conversion can be found in that change. One could assume a more profound root that demands the use of theological terms inhabits the immediacy of writing. It is the need for a turn or twist that should be grounded in emptiness, in a silence prior to the word, in something that touches man's life, and, consequently, his philosophy. The task is to find something in the words of these thinkers that justifies the use of theological terms. To clarify these questions, the author discusses two of them: Jean Louis Chretien and Michel Henry; the first, to show his use of theological terms and the second, to touch on Life that demands a different manifestation from that of the world.
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