Soren Kierkegaard: An Authentic Life : The Life and Writings of a Christian Philosopher

by Alex, Ben

• ISBN13: 9781896836416
• ISBN10: 1896836410
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Presbyterian Pub Corp

Summary

"What is truth other than to fully live for an idea?" It is amazing that the voice of this modern John the Baptist was not recognised in the English-speaking world until almost 100 years after his death in 1855. When Kierkegaard was finally translated, he emerged from the subconscious of an era, and his thinking had a stunning impact. Here were the ideas which a disillusioned world needed in order to understand what was going on in the 20th century -- and here was a call for every single individual, whether Christian, Buddhist, or atheist, to look deeper and scrutinise the landscape of their own precarious existence. This beautiful treasury presents Kierkegaard's existential philosophy in light of his religious experience and devout Christian faith. Contains quotes and inspirational passages, full-colour photographs, interviews with scholars, and a concise biographical sketch -- an accessible introduction to a fascinating thinker.

Table of Contents

Preface: Encounter with Søren Kierkegaard; Christianity -- A Message About Existence; Part I: Faces of a Religious Genius; Son -- Twelve Year Old Michael Curses God; Lover: Working on Love; Listening to the Silence; Author: The Master and the Secretary Kierkegaard Around the World; Philosopher: A Philosophy of Hope; Witness: Martyr of Laughter - A Philosophy Applied; The Inner Life; Part II: A Kierkegaard Reader.