Kierkegaard, religion, and existence : : the voyage of the self / / Avi Sagi.
This book is an original philosophic exploration of the meaning of Kierkegaard's life, his thought, and his works. It makes a bold case for Kierkegaard's recognition of the concrete existence of the individual, including Kierkegaard himself, as crucial to the spiritual life. Written with d...
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam, Netherlands : : Rodopi,, [2000] ©2000 |
Year of Publication: | 2000 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Value Inquiry Book Series ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (220 pages) |
Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword Preface
- Introduction
- PART I: FROM EXISTENCE TO RELIGION
- ONE
- First Steps
- 1. The Voyage To The Self
- 2. The Development of the Existential Element in Kierkegaard's Thought
- 3. "What God Wills That I Shall Do
- TWO
- The Meaning of Personal Alienation
- 1. The Experience of Alienation
- 2. Alienation and Marriage
- THREE
- From Existence to Religion
- 1. Failure as a Turning Point
- 2. Religion as Escape?
- 3. Religion as the New Metaphysical Horizon
- 4. From Existence to Religion
- FOUR
- Interlude: The Literary Medium and the
- Relationship between Existence and Religion
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Kierkegaard Living and the Problem of Literary Philosophical Writing
- 3. The Pseudonymous Writing
- 4. The Literary Failure and the Implications of a Growing Alienation: The Turn to Religion
- 5. Methodological Conclusions
- FIVE
- Faith as a Contest with Alienation
- 1. Immediacy: Reflection and Unity
- 2. The Dialectic of Faith: Unity and Contradiction
- 3. The Ontological Meaning of Faith
- 4. Faith and Alienation
- SIX
- The Voyage toward Fate
- 1. Models of Self-Affirmation
- 2. Endorsing the Biography: Accepting Destiny
- 3. Freedom and Fate
- 4.Fate and Destiny: The Voyage toward Fate
- PART II: FROM RELIGION TO EXISTENCE
- SEVEN
- Existence or Religion
- 1. The Problem
- 2. Christianity and Existence
- 3. Obedience and Existence
- EIGHT
- From Religion to Existence: The Theological Foundation
- 1.The Perception of God
- 2.God and the Relationship with God
- 3. Decoding God's Will: "What God Wills That I Shall Do?"
- 4. The Perception of God and the Religious Demand: A Reconsideration
- 5. From Religion to Existence: Religious Life
- NINE
- Affirming and Denying the World: The Problematic
- 1. Introductory Remarks: On "Double Reading"
- 2. The Problematic of Affirming and Denying the World
- TEN
- Religious and Existence in Kierkegaard's Thought: A Summary
- Works Cited
- 1. Works by Kierkegaard (with Abbreviations Used in This Book)
- 2. Secondary Sources
- About the Author
- Index.