|
Kierkegaard
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Kierkegaard
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Julia Watkin
|
| Series | Outstanding Christian Thinkers |
|---|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:128 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
|
| Category/Genre | Christian theology |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9780826450869
|
| Classifications | Dewey:198.9 |
|---|
| Audience | |
|---|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
|
| Imprint |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
|
| Publication Date |
1 March 2001 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
|
Description
Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) has been proposed as the 'father' of existentialism, as a forerunner of post-modernism and as the proponent of a purely humanistic religiosity. According to Julia Watkin all of these approaches suppress the reality of Kierkegaard as a Christian thinker, albeit one of a uniquely challenging cast who saw the need to treat Christianity as a personal existential adventure in which one is not afraid to risk oneself. In Kierkegaard, Watkin uses Danish critical sources to classify the legendary thinker as one of a radical Christian persuasion.Kierkegaard raised and addressed vital philosophical and ethical-religious questions about existence in a way that continues to be relevant across disciplines, generations, and cultures. This book distinctly and simply introduces Kierkegaard to new readers as a Christian religious thinker.
Author Biography
Dr. Julia Watkin is based at the Soren Kierkegaard Research Centre, Department of Philosophy, University of Tasmania.
Reviews"Julia Watkins has produced a mostly satisfying book on the nineteenth century Danish thinker, Soren Kierkegaard." --Themelios Spring 2002
|
