From Despair to Faith

From Despair to Faith
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Publisher : Fortress Press
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 9781451487473
ISBN-13 : 1451487479
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Book Synopsis From Despair to Faith by : Christopher B. Barnett

Download or read book From Despair to Faith written by Christopher B. Barnett and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sren Kierkegaard has been called many things, from brooding genius and "melancholy Dane" to the father of existentialism. Yet, rather than clarify the nature of Kierkegaards writings, such labels have often obscured other important aspects of his authorship. Such, indeed, is the case with Kierkegaards standing as a spiritual author. In From Despair to Faith: The Spirituality of Sren Kierkegaard, Christopher B. Barnett endeavors to remedy this problem. He does so in two overarching ways. First, he orients the reader to Kierkegaards grounding in the Christian spiritual tradition, as well as to the Danes own authorial stress on themes such as upbuilding, spiritual journey, and faith. Second, Barnett maintains that Kierkegaards spirituality is best understood through the various "pictures" that populate his authorship. These pictures are deemed "icons of faith," since Kierkegaard consistently recommends that the reader contemplate them. In this way, they both represent and communicate what Kierkegaard sees as the fulfillment of Christian existence. In the end, then, From Despair to Faith not only offers a new way of approaching Kierkegaard's writings, but also shows how they might serve to illuminate and to deepen one's relationship with the divine.


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