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Kierkegaard´s Writings, XXIV, Volume 24: The Book on Adler
Søren Kierkegaard
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Description for Kierkegaard´s Writings, XXIV, Volume 24: The Book on Adler
Paperback. Kierkegaard was driven to write "The Book on Adler" after news spread that a Danish pastor, Adolph P Adler, claimed to have experienced a revelation in which Christ dictated a new doctrine. This volume includes an integral version of "The Book on Adler", along with excerpts from the earlier drafts and a sampling of writing by Adler himself. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 496 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Kierkegaard was driven to write The Book on Adler after news spread that a Danish pastor, Adolph P. Adler, claimed to have experienced a revelation in which Christ dictated a new doctrine. Like many others, Kierkegaard was intrigued by Adler--but for different reasons than most. Over the eight years during which Kierkegaard worked on the manuscript, the phenomenon of Adler became a concern secondary to the larger question of authority. Kierkegaard revised the manuscript many times, and published a segment of it as "The Difference between a Genius and an Apostle" in Two Ethical-Religious Essays, but did not publish the ... Read more
Kierkegaard was driven to write The Book on Adler after news spread that a Danish pastor, Adolph P. Adler, claimed to have experienced a revelation in which Christ dictated a new doctrine. Like many others, Kierkegaard was intrigued by Adler--but for different reasons than most. Over the eight years during which Kierkegaard worked on the manuscript, the phenomenon of Adler became a concern secondary to the larger question of authority. Kierkegaard revised the manuscript many times, and published a segment of it as "The Difference between a Genius and an Apostle" in Two Ethical-Religious Essays, but did not publish the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Series
Kierkegaard's Writings
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691140827
SKU
V9780691140827
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Ref
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About Søren Kierkegaard
Howard V. Hong, the former Director of the Howard and Edna Hong Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College, is the General Editor of Kierkegaard's Writings. Edna H. Hong (1913-2007) was a poet, writer, and translator who has collaborated with Professor Hong on other English translations of Kierkegaard's work.
Reviews for Kierkegaard´s Writings, XXIV, Volume 24: The Book on Adler
"These new translations are excellent."
Choice "The definitive edition of the Writings. The first volume ... indicates the scholarly value of the entire series: an introduction setting the work in the context of Kierkegaard's development; a remarkably clear translation; and concluding sections of intelligent notes."
Library Journal
Choice "The definitive edition of the Writings. The first volume ... indicates the scholarly value of the entire series: an introduction setting the work in the context of Kierkegaard's development; a remarkably clear translation; and concluding sections of intelligent notes."
Library Journal