Kierkegaard and Radical Discipleship / / Vernard Eller.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Eller, Vernard,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1967
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2246
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (458 p.)

Until recently most scholars have viewed Kierkegaard as a philosopher, a theologian, a psychologist, or a social thinker. Professor Eller sees Kierkegaard first and foremost as a religious thinker, and states that Kierkegaard himself felt his works could be best understood if they were read with this in mind. In order to show that Kierkegaard's religious thought is essentially that of classic Protestant sectarianism, Professor Eller has selected a typical sect, the Brethren, against which to measure Kierkegaard. He finds that, although the Brethren writers were not as sophisticated or learned as Kierkegaard, there were parallels in their writings on such topics as the importance of the individual and his relation to God, the role of reason in religion, and the problem of freedom of the will.Originally published in 1967.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- PART ONE: THE PERSPECTIVE -- CHAPTER I. THE CENTRAL NERVE -- CHAPTER II. WHERE IS TRUE CHRISTIANITY TO BE FOUND? -- CHAPTER III. CLASSIC PROTESTANT SECTARIANISM: IN WHICH A CHURCH I S NOT A "CHURCH" -- CHAPTER IV. A SECT CALLED THE DUNKERS -- PART TWO: THE DUNKERS AND THE DANE -- CHAPTER V. THE DECISIVE CHRISTIAN CATEGORY -- CHAPTER VI. THE CHARACTER OF DEN ENKELTE -- CHAPTER VII. THE PROBLEM OF SOCIALITY -- CHAPTER VIII. THE WORLD WELL LOST -- CHAPTER IX. THE WORLD WELL LOVED -- CHAPTER X. THE CHURCH WELL LOST -- CHAPTER XI. THE CHURCH WELL LOVED -- CHAPTER XII. CHRIST AS SAVIOR AND PATTERN -- CHAPTER XIII. THE CHRISTIAN'S BOOK -- PART THREE: THE OPENING CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER XIV. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH S.K.? -- INDEX OF NAMES