Héritier (Jérémie) Kinzamba, S.J.
Héritier (Jérémie) Kinzamba, S.J.
Contact
Stokes Hall North 230A
Email: frkinzam@bc.edu
Education
- B.A. Theology, Hekima University College
- B.A. and M.A., Université Loyola du Congo
- STL & Th.M: JST of Santa Clara University
Research Interests
Human Existence and Meaning
Phenomenology
Environmental Philosophy
Ubuntu in African Philosophy
Liturgy and Inculturation
Office Hours
M 11:00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.
Department
Biography
I am a doctoral candidate in Philosophy at Boston College, specializing in French phenomenology, with particular emphasis on the philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. My research explores the question of sense and its emergence within embodied and intersubjective existence. More specifically, I examine the fragility of the intersubjective fabric through which human beings experience themselves, others, and the world as meaningful.
PUBLICATIONS
“Environmental Integrity: Regenerative Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.” Hekima Review 68 (May 2024): 153-165.
“Health and Human Dignity: The Existential Cost of Well-being.” Hekima Review 59 (December 2018): 54-64.
PRESENTATION
“On Levinas’ ‘Transcendence and Evil.’” 7th Annual Northeast Philosophy of Religion Colloquium, New York, September 2025.
“Philippe Nemo and Emmanuel Levinas on Meaning in Suffering.” The Seventh International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life, Carleton University, Ottawa, June 2025
“Being with(in): Gabriel Marcel’s Concept of Presence.” 6th Annual Northeast Philosophy of Religion Colloquium, Fordham University, New York, September 2024.