Kierkegaard, religion, and existence : : the voyage of the self /

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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Superior document:Value Inquiry Book Series ; 101
VerfasserIn:
Sagi, Abraham,
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam, Netherlands : : Rodopi,, [2000]
©2000
Year of Publication:2000
Language:English
Series:Value Inquiry Book Series ; 101.
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.

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