Kierkegaard's Concept of Faith

di Merold Westphal (Autore)

William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2014

In this book renowned philosopher Merold Westphal unpacks the writings of nineteenth-century thinker Soren Kierkegaard on biblical, Christian faith and its relation to reason. Across five books -- Fear and Trembling, Philosophical Fragments, Concluding Unscientific Postscript, Sickness Unto Death, and Practice in Christianity -- and three pseudonyms, Kierkegaard sought to articulate a biblical concept of faith by approaching it from a variety of perspectives in relation to one another. Westphal offers a careful textual reading of these major discussions to present an overarching analysis of Kierkegaard's conception of the true meaning of biblical faith. Though Kierkegaard presents a complex picture of faith through his pseudonyms, Westphal argues that his perspective is a faithful and illuminating one, making claims that are important for philosophy of religion, for theology, and most of all for Christian life as it might be lived by faithful people.

• Autore: Merold Westphal
• Editore: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Collana: Kierkegaard as a Christian Thinker
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 284 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 431 gr.
• EAN: 9780802868060

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