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Kierkegaard as theologian
In his later writings Soren Kierkegaard sought to "get further forward in the direction of discovering the Christianity of the New Testament" to resolve his own spiritual crisis. Kierkegaard as Theologian explores his deliberately Christian writings, from Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits (1846) to For Self-Examination (1851). Arnold Come's appraisal of Kierkegaard's struggle to understand how authentic theologizing relates to the spiritual struggles of personal faith leads him to a discussion of the three basic foci of Kierkegaard's theologizing: the self as gift, that is, a creation "out of nothing" from God; the self as failure, which brings on a state of despair; and the self redeemed by God's love and healing compassion. Come probes some of the problematic aspects of Kierkegaard's theology. He addresses the question of theodicy: do God's high intentions and demands for...
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