Augustine and Kierkegaard (Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation)

This anthology includes cutting edge scholars who bring Augustine into dialogue with Soren Kierkegaard on topics such as exile and pilgrimage, time and restlessness, inwardness and the church, as well as suffering, evil, and humility. The contrasts and surprising connections between these prominent thinkers are highlighted. Contents 6 Acknowledgment 8 Introduction 10 THE DIVINE/HUMAN RELATIONSHIP 18 Justification within the Limits of Anthropology Alone 20 The Image of God in Augustine and Kierkegaard 44 Augustine, Kierkegaard, and Evil 60 The Spiritual Trial of Divine Seduction 80 TIME 106 Kierkegaard and Augustine on Time 108 Eternal Becoming and Temporal Understanding 128 HUMANS AND THE FINITE, MATERIAL WORLD 146 Sacrament and Self-Construction 148 Beauty Matters 166 You Must Change Your Life 186 HOME AND HOMELESSNESS 196 Hidden Inwardness 198 Home, Love, and the Self 212 Existence as Pilgrimage 230 HUMAN COMMUNITIES AND ETHICS 248 Augustine and Kierkegaard on the Church 250 In Praise of Humility 272 Augustine and Kierkegaard on Martyrdom and “Polite Persecution” 294 Bibliography 314 Index 330 About the Editors and Contributors 336 This volume is a continuation of our series exploring Saint Augustine's influence on later thought, this time bringing the fifth century bishop into dialogue with 19th century philosopher, theologian, social critic, and originator of Existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard. The connections, contrasts, and sometimes surprising similarities of their thought are uncovered and analyzed in topics such as exile and pilgrimage, time and restlessness, inwardness and the church, as well as suffering, evil, and humility. The implications of this analysis are profound and far-reaching for theology, ecclesiology, and ethics. This volume is a continuation of our series exploring Saint Augustines influence on later thought, this time bringing the fifth century bishop into dialogue with 19 th century philosopher, theologian, social critic, and originator of Existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard. The connections, contrasts, and sometimes surprising similarities of their thought are uncovered and analyzed in topics such as exile and pilgrimage, time and restlessness, inwardness and the church, as well as suffering, evil, and humility. The implications of this analysis are profound and far-reaching for theology, ecclesiology, and ethics.