Kierkegaard on Sin and Salvation: From Philosophical Fragments through the Two Ages (Continuum Studies in Philosophy)

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) is simultaneously one of the most obscure philosophers of the Western world and one of the most influential. His writings have influenced atheists and faithful alike. Yet despite his now pervasive influence, there is still widespread disagreement on many of the most important aspects of his thought. Kierkegaard was deliberately obscure in his philosophical writings, forcing his reader to interpret and reflect. But at the same time that Kierkegaard produced his esoteric, pseudonymous philosophical writings, he was also producing simpler, direct religious writings. Since his death the connections between these two sets of writings have been debated, ignored or denied by commentators. Here W. Glenn Kirkconnell undertakes a thorough examination of the two halves of Kierkegaard's authorship, demonstrating their ethical and religious relationship and the unifying themes of the signed and pseudonymous works. In particular the book examines Kierkegaard's understanding of the fall of the self and its recovery and the implications of his entire corpus for the life of the individual. Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) is simultaneously one of the most obscure philosophers of the Western world and one of the most influential. His writings have influenced atheists and faithful alike. Yet despite his now pervasive influence, there is still widespread disagreement on many of the most important aspects of his thought. Kierkegaard was deliberately obscure in his philosophical writings, forcing his reader to interpret and reflect. But at the same time that Kierkegaard produced his esoteric, pseudonymous philosophical writings, he was also producing simpler, direct religious writings. Since his death the connections between these two sets of writings have been debated, ignored or denied by commentators. Here W. Glenn Kirkconnell undertakes a thorough examination of the two halves of Kierkegaard's authorship, demonstrating their ethical and religious relationship and the unifying themes of the signed and pseudonymous works. In particular the book examines Kierkegaard's understanding of the fall of the self and its recovery and the implications of his entire corpus for the life of the individual. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Contents 6 Chapter One: Introduction 8 Chapter Two: Faith and Sin Prior to the Fragments 10 Chapter Three: Sin and Salvation in the Philosophical Fragments 18 Chapter Four: Anxiety and Beyond 47 Chapter Five: Sin and Salvation from the Three Discourses to the Three Stages 65 Chapter Six: Sin and Salvation in the Concluding Unscientific Postscript 86 Chapter Seven: Sin, Society, and the Individual in the Two Ages 144 Chapter Eight: Conclusion 165 Notes 168 Bibliography 179 Index 182 A 182 B 182 C 182 D 183 E 183 F 184 G 185 H 185 I 185 J 186 K 186 L 186 M 186 N 186 O 186 P 186 Q 187 R 187 S 187 T 188 U 188 V 188 W 188 Y 188 Faith And Sin Prior To The Fragments -- Sin And Salvation In The Philosophical Fragments -- Anxiety And Beyond -- Sin And Salvation From The Three Discourses -- To The Three Stages -- Sin And Salvation In The Concluding Unscientific Postscript -- Sin, Society, And The Individual In The Two Ages. W. Glenn Kirkconnell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. An exploration of the themes that unite Kierkegaard's religious and philosophical writings centred on his understanding of the life of the individual.>