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Kierkegaard and the Self Before God
Simon D. Podmore
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Description for Kierkegaard and the Self Before God
Paperback. A distinctive reading of Kierkegaard's philosophy of religion Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Simon D. Podmore claims that becoming a self before God is both a divine gift and an anxious obligation. Before we can know God, or ourselves, we must come to a moment of recognition. How this comes to be, as well as the terms of such acknowledgment, are worked out in Podmore's powerful new reading of Kierkegaard. As he gives full consideration to Kierkegaard's writings, Podmore explores themes such as despair, anxiety, melancholy, and spiritual trial, and how they are broken by the triumph of faith, forgiveness, and the love of God. He confronts the abyss between the self and ... Read more
Simon D. Podmore claims that becoming a self before God is both a divine gift and an anxious obligation. Before we can know God, or ourselves, we must come to a moment of recognition. How this comes to be, as well as the terms of such acknowledgment, are worked out in Podmore's powerful new reading of Kierkegaard. As he gives full consideration to Kierkegaard's writings, Podmore explores themes such as despair, anxiety, melancholy, and spiritual trial, and how they are broken by the triumph of faith, forgiveness, and the love of God. He confronts the abyss between the self and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion
Condition
New
Weight
426g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253222824
SKU
V9780253222824
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About Simon D. Podmore
Simon D. Podmore is Gordon Milburn Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College and British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford. He has published in Literature and Theology, Journal of Psychology & Theology, and International Kierkegaard Commentary. He is also the Secretary of the Soren Kierkegaard Society of the United Kingdom.
Reviews for Kierkegaard and the Self Before God
This book will be a valuable addition to libraries that support Kierkegaard studies or the philosophy of religion. . . . Highly recommended.
Choice
Podmore ... impressively draw[s] upon Continental philosophers ... as resources for contemporary theology and Kierkegaardian scholarship.
Intnl Journal for Philosophy of Religion
For anyone who loves Kierkegaard, or who is puzzled and ... Read more
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Podmore ... impressively draw[s] upon Continental philosophers ... as resources for contemporary theology and Kierkegaardian scholarship.
Intnl Journal for Philosophy of Religion
For anyone who loves Kierkegaard, or who is puzzled and ... Read more