1st Edition
The Joy of Kierkegaard Essays on Kierkegaard as a Biblical Reader
By Hugh S. Pyper
Copyright 2012
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
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Routledge
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Kierkegaard has often been regarded as a gloomy thinker yet, as an evangelist, his aim was to discover the joy of the truth of Christianity. Both Kierkegaard's belief and his doubt in his own work were the result of his attempt to comprehend the exceptional experiences of biblical characters and to examine what he found most puzzling or offensive. 'The Joy of Kierkegaard' brings together the... Read more
Preface 1. The Joy of Kierkegaard 2. Kierkegaard's Canon 3. The Apostle, the Genius and the Monkey 4. Your Wish is My Command 5. The Lesson of Eternity 6. Cities of the Dead 7. Adam's Angest 8. Beyond a Joke 9. 'Sarah is the Hero' 10. How Edifying is Upbuilding? 11. Forgiving the Unforgivable
Biography
Hugh Pyper is Professor of Biblical Interpretation at the University of Sheffield.
