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Kierkegaard and Christian Faith: [My Teenage Crush on Soren Kierkegaard, and, Trying on Faith for Size]
Paul Martens (Ed.)
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Hardback. Editor(s): Martens, Paul; Evans, C. Stephen. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
Kierkegaard and Christian Faith responds directly to the perennial and problematic concern of how to read Kierkegaard. Specifically, this volume presses the question of whether the existentialist philosopher, who so troubled the waters of nineteenth-century Danish Christendom, is a Christian thinker for our time. The chapters crisscross the disciplines of philosophy, theology, literature, and ethics, and are as rich in argument as they are diverse in style. Collectively the chapters demonstrate a principled agreement that Kierkegaard continues to be relevant, even imperative. Kierkegaard and Christian Faith reveals just how Kierkegaard's work both defines and reconfigures what is meant by Christian thinker. Following an autobiographical prologue by Kathleen Norris, this volume gathers the chapters in pairs around crucial themes: the use of philosophy (Merold Westphal and C. Stephen Evans), revelation and authority (Richard Bauckham and Paul J. Griffiths), Christian character (Sylvia Walsh and Ralph C. Wood), the relationship between the church and the world (Jennifer A. Herdt and Paul Martens), and moral questions of forgiveness and love (Simon D. Podmore and Cyril O'Regan). The volume underscores the centrality of Christianity to Kierkegaard's life and thought, and rightly positions Kierkegaard as a profound challenge to Christianity as it is understood and practiced today.
Product Details
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
553 g
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781481304702
SKU
V9781481304702
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About Paul Martens (Ed.)
Paul Martens is Associate Professor of Religion at Baylor University. C. Stephen Evans is University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Baylor University and Professorial Fellow, Australian Catholic University.
Reviews for Kierkegaard and Christian Faith: [My Teenage Crush on Soren Kierkegaard, and, Trying on Faith for Size]
This volume is perhaps the most important text in recent decades to consider the ways in which Kierkegaard's thought is of historical relevance to Christian thought and at the same speak to what it means to be (or try to become) a Christian.
Choice Martens and Evans have put together a strong volume. Those unfamiliar with Kierkegaard should find it a relatively easy read, while those who do know him will find it a joy to read and interact with the different scholars in this book.
Matthew Brake
Reading Religion Kierkegaard's main critique of Christianity was that it had become too easy. The least we can do, then, in reading him (or reading about him) is to put in some effort. This book is well worth leaping into. It shows how Kierkegaard's thought might speak, both rigorously and creatively, to the challenges faced by Christians in today's world.
Elizabeth Palmer
The Christian Century
Choice Martens and Evans have put together a strong volume. Those unfamiliar with Kierkegaard should find it a relatively easy read, while those who do know him will find it a joy to read and interact with the different scholars in this book.
Matthew Brake
Reading Religion Kierkegaard's main critique of Christianity was that it had become too easy. The least we can do, then, in reading him (or reading about him) is to put in some effort. This book is well worth leaping into. It shows how Kierkegaard's thought might speak, both rigorously and creatively, to the challenges faced by Christians in today's world.
Elizabeth Palmer
The Christian Century