Kierkegaard and Luther
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2020
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-1083-2 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-1083-2 (ISBN)
Kierkegaard and Luther reveals what Kierkegaard lauded, lanced, missed, and misjudged of Luther and spotlights the concord the two actually shared, namely, the negative yet necessary role that Christian suffering (Anfechtung) plays in Christian life.
Søren Kierkegaard denounced nineteenth-century Danish Lutheranism for exploiting Martin Luther's doctrine of justification "without works" as justification for an antinomian easy life. Kierkegaard saw his own writing as a corrective: “I have wanted to prevent people in ‘Christendom’ from existentially taking in vain Luther and the significance of Luther's life.” In 1847, Kierkegaard began an eight-year reading of Luther’s sermons, forking through them for extracts to confirm his theological corrective rather than to comprehend the breadth of Luther’s thought. While he found much to laud, Kierkegaard also found much to lance, privately commenting that Luther was partially responsible for what he considered the problematic Lutheranism of his own day. Furthermore, David Coe argues, Kierkegaard was unaware that his copy of Luther's church and house postils was a heavily abridged edition of extracts from those postils. Therefore, his appraisal of Luther begs to be investigated. Kierkegaard and Luther examines the Luther sermons Kierkegaard read, what he praised and criticized, missed, and misjudged of Luther, and spotlights the concord these two Lutheran giants actually shared, namely, the negative yet necessary role that Christian suffering (Anfechtung/Anfægtelse) plays in Christian faith and life.
Søren Kierkegaard denounced nineteenth-century Danish Lutheranism for exploiting Martin Luther's doctrine of justification "without works" as justification for an antinomian easy life. Kierkegaard saw his own writing as a corrective: “I have wanted to prevent people in ‘Christendom’ from existentially taking in vain Luther and the significance of Luther's life.” In 1847, Kierkegaard began an eight-year reading of Luther’s sermons, forking through them for extracts to confirm his theological corrective rather than to comprehend the breadth of Luther’s thought. While he found much to laud, Kierkegaard also found much to lance, privately commenting that Luther was partially responsible for what he considered the problematic Lutheranism of his own day. Furthermore, David Coe argues, Kierkegaard was unaware that his copy of Luther's church and house postils was a heavily abridged edition of extracts from those postils. Therefore, his appraisal of Luther begs to be investigated. Kierkegaard and Luther examines the Luther sermons Kierkegaard read, what he praised and criticized, missed, and misjudged of Luther, and spotlights the concord these two Lutheran giants actually shared, namely, the negative yet necessary role that Christian suffering (Anfechtung/Anfægtelse) plays in Christian faith and life.
David Lawrence Coe is assistant professor of theology and philosophy at Concordia University, Nebraska.
Introduction: Kierkegaard’s Relation to Luther
Chapter 1 Presumptuous and Pious Historical-Theological Backdrops
Chapter 2 Kierkegaard’s Forkful Reading of an Abridged Edition of Luther’s Church and House Postils
Chapter 3 Lauding Luther in Kierkegaard’s Private Discourse
Chapter 4 Lancing Luther in Kierkegaard’s Private Discourse
Chapter 5 Lauding Luther in Kierkegaard’s Public Discourse
Chapter 6 Anfechtung/Anfægtelse: Luther’s Sigh of Resolve and Kierkegaard’s Sigh of Resign
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 590 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-9787-1083-6 / 1978710836 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-9787-1083-2 / 9781978710832 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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