scholarly journals Das Verhältnis von Selbstwerdung und Gott bei Sören Kierkegaard. Eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-164
Author(s):  
Thomas Park
Keyword(s):  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
True Self ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Fear And Trembling

AbstractIn Fear and Trembling Kierkegaard (alias Johannes de Silentio) writes that Abraham intended to sacrifice Isaac for God’s sake as well as for his own sake. Drawing mainly on The Sickness unto Death I will argue that Kierkegaard construes Abraham as becoming a true self, that is, as someone who becomes self-transparent before God. What this means and how our relationship with God is supposed to be involved in the process of becoming a self is the focus of my paper. While various articles have been written on that topic, my aim here is to give the most charitable interpretation of Kierkegaard’s theses and the theological concepts involved.

Die Ausnahme bei Christian Garve und Søren Kierkegaard

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 247-288
Author(s):  
Sabine Ackermann
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fear And Trembling

AbstractAlthough people have established rules to secure their life and values, they seem to search—and to have searched, time and again, in the past—for exceptions to those rules, and this for different purposes. The article compares two concepts of exception, suggested by Kierkegaard in Fear and Trembling and by Garve in his Treatise on the Connection between Moral and Politics, respectively. A systematic-critical analysis shows certain intersections between their specific ways of handling the proposed exception. Garve’s concept of exception requires an original status naturalis between countries to increase happiness, and this is claimed by an established sovereign ruling with trust in God for his people. By contrast, the exception of Kierkegaard’s teleological suspension of the ethical turns out, precisely by being based on an individual’s relationship with God, to be incommensurable with purportedly universal social, ethical and political standards. This notwithstanding, both conceptions build on the notion of a human existence, which is subject to and ultimately dependent upon no one except the immortal God.

É preferível a angústia da busca à paz da acomodação: Kierkegaard e o exercício da singularidade

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
Kamila Fernanda Barbosa Sampaio ◽  
Leonardo Silva Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Human Being ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Don Juan ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Authentic Existence ◽  
Fear And Trembling ◽  
The Sacrifice

Resumo: O objetivo do artigo é analisar o exercício da singularidade a partir de Abraão, o “cavaleiro da fé” de Temor e Tremor. Ao aceitar o sacrifício como prova de fé, Abraão encontra a angústia, o desespero e o paradoxo. No entanto, o cavaleiro da fé, mantem-se perseverante em sua caminhada, estabelecendo uma relação absoluta com o Absoluto. O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em compreender a jornada de Abraão como um exercício do ser humano pela busca por uma existência singular e autêntica, capaz de desafiar a angústia, o sofrimento e a dor, situações que não podem ser ignoradas pelo homem.Palavras-chave: Søren Kierkegaard. Cavaleiro da fé. Angústia. Dor. Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the exercise of the singularity from Abraham, the "knight of faith" of fear and trembling. By accepting the sacrifice as proof of faith, Abraham finds the anguish, the despair and the paradox. However, the knight of faith, stands firm in his walk, establishing an absolute relationship with God. The objective of this study is to understand Abraham's journey as an exercise of the human being in search of a unique and authentic existence, capable of defying anguish, suffering and pain, situations that cannot be ignored by man.Key-words: Søren Kierkegaard. Knight of faith. Anxiety. Pain REFERÊNCIASFARAGO, France. Compreender Kierkegaard. Tradução de Ephraim F. Alves. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2006.GOUVÊA, Ricardo Quadros. A palavra e o silêncio: Kierkegaard e a relação dialética entre razão e fé. São Paulo: Fonte editorial, 2009.GRAMMONT, Guiomar de. Don Juan, Fausto e o Judeu Errante em Kierkegaard. Petrópolis: Catedral das Letras, 2003.KIERKEGAARD, Søren-Aabye. Temor e Tremor. In: Os pensadores. Tradução de Maria José Marinho. São Paulo: Abril Cultural, 1979a._______. O desespero Humano (Doença até a morte).In: Os pensadores. Tradução de Adolfo Casais Monteiro. São Paulo: Abril Cultural, 1979b._______. O conceito de angústia. Tradução de Álvaro Luiz de Montenegro Valls. 2° ed. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2010. (Pensamento Humano)._______. Ponto de vista explicativo da minha obra de escritor. Tradução de João Gama. Lisboa: Edições 70, 1986.

scholarly journals Being an Authentic Christian: an Analysis Based on The Philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Shelomita Selamat
Keyword(s):  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Fear Of God ◽  
Purity Of Heart ◽  
Authentic Person ◽  
Research Studies

Kierkegaard emphasis the importance of each individual being an authentic person. In his works, he gives an overview and direction to become an authentic person. Realizing whether someone authentically is not easy. Nowadays, I see many Christians who do not really live their lives as a Christian. The focus of this research is to present Kierkegaard's view on the criteria of an authentic Christian. The method used is a critical reading analysis of Kierkegaard's works (particularly Purity of Heart and The Sickness unto Death), previous research studies, observations, and interviews with several individuals. The author finds six criteria about authentic Christian individuals, namely: (1) Living in repentance, (2) Personal relationship with God, (3) Fear of God, (4) Willingness to suffer, (5) Being a loving person, and (6) Living in silence.

scholarly journals Pontoppidans Lykke-Per i lyset af Kierkegaards teologi

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 76-92
Author(s):  
Theis Schønning Johansen
Keyword(s):  
Theological Anthropology ◽  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
Fear And Trembling

This article presents a reading of Pontoppidan’s Lucky Per in  comparison with the theological anthropology of Søren Kierkegaard.  To this end, the article follows Kierkegaard’s conception of despair as  developed in The Sickness unto Death and the act of belief as illustrated  in Fear and Trembling. Pontoppidan knew the authorship of Kierkegaard  well. This article indicates that Pontoppidan in writing Lucky Per  was heavily inspired by the development of Self as presented by Kierkegaard.  Finally, the article discusses to what extent Per in his final form  stands in a relationship to something divine.

scholarly journals SELF-SEEKING TOWARDS SELF-KNOWLEDGE IN THE CONFESSIONS’ BOOK WRITTEN BY SAINT AUGUSTINE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Abdul Muaz ◽  
Hanif Nurcholish Adiantika ◽  
Sarip Sarip
Keyword(s):  
Essential Role ◽  
Saint Augustine ◽  
The Self ◽  
True Self ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Primary Reference ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Definition Of

This study aims to investigate Self-Seeking towards Self-Knowledge which plays an essential role for the life moment of the famous and distinguished Christian mystic namely Saint Augustine. He seeks and asks about himself as a human being, both horizontally [his relationship with another man], and vertically [his relationship with God the Creator]. He also reveals the answers toward his questions and searching. It can be explored in his masterpiece entitled ‘The Confession’. This study also relies on this book, as the primary reference, to explore and analyze Self-Seeking and Self-Knowledge in Western Mysticism. Therefore, the present study addresses research questions as follow: What is the definition of true Self-Seeking in general? What kind of Self-Knowledge offered by Saint Augustine inside the circumstance of the Western Mysticism Treasury? What is the significance of the Self-Seeking and the Self-Knowledge which is relevant with the current context?      

scholarly journals Disability, Anthropology, and Flourishing with God: A Kierkegaardian Account

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Joshua Cockayne
Keyword(s):  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
Cognitive Disabilities ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Works Of Love ◽  
Disability Theology

How can the writings of Søren Kierkegaard address contemporary issues in the theology of disability? For while it is surely true that Kierkegaard had ‘no concept of “disability” in the contemporary sense’ of the term, I will argue that there is much in Kierkegaard’s writings that addresses issues related to disability. I begin by exploring Kierkegaard’s discussion of suffering and its application to disability theology. I argue that while this has some application, it doesn’t get to the heart of the issue, since a theology of disability must address more than the issue of suffering. Instead, I argue, we should look to Kierkegaard’s anthropology because it is here that we find a vision of what it is to be truly human, and, therefore, how we might understand what it means for those with disabilities to be truly human. To do this, I outline the account of the human being as spirit in The Sickness Unto Death, noting its inability to include certain individuals with severe cognitive disabilities. A straightforward reading of Sickness suggests that Kierkegaard would think of those with cognitive disabilities as similar to non-human animals in various respects. Noting the shortcomings of such an approach, I then offer a constructive amendment to Kierkegaard’s anthropology that can retain Kierkegaard’s concern that true human flourishing is found only in relationship with God. While Kierkegaard’s emphasis on teleology can be both affirming and inclusive for those with disability, I argue that we need to look to Kierkegaard’s account of ‘neighbor’ in Works of Love to overcome the difficulties with his seemingly exclusive anthropology.

Comparing Søren Kierkegaard and Feng Youlan on the Search for the True Self

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-105
Author(s):  
Richard C. K. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
The Self ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Stage Theory ◽  
True Self ◽  
Human Essence ◽  
Realistic Description ◽  
Christian Understanding ◽  
The Universe

This article attempts to compare the theories of life between Søren Kierkegaard and Feng Youlan. It will focus specifically on the identity of the self in Kierkegaard’s “stages of life” and Feng’s “realms of life” (rensheng jingjie ). Whereas Kierkegaard subscribes doctrinally to the Christian understanding of the self and claims that the highest stage of life is achievable only for the God-centered self, Feng draws his insights from the Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions, which, by imposing human values onto the universe, runs the danger of rendering the self the very center of the “great whole” (daquan ). Moving beyond a descriptive comparison, I will argue that the Kierkegaardian stage theory includes a critique of Feng’s realm doctrine, the latter appearing to be overly idealistic, missing the dark side of the human essence so succinctly pointed out by former and, consequently, falls short of offering a more realistic description of the self.

Climacus and Kierkegaard on the Outward Relationship with God

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew B. Torrance
Keyword(s):  
Soren Kierkegaard ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
The Individual

AbstractOvershadowed by a superficial reading of his pseudonym, Johannes Climacus’ statement “subjectivity is truth,” Søren Kierkegaard has come to be perceived in the theological world as overly individualistic and anthropocentric in his thinking. This has contributed to the perception that, for Kierkegaard, it is the individual Christian who is in charge of her Christian faith. In this essay, I endeavor to challenge this perception through an analysis of Climacus and Kierkegaard’s emphasis on the outward nature of the God-relationship

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