Soren Kierkegaard (Makers of the Modern Theological Mind) - Softcover

Duncan, Elmer H.

9781619708143: Soren Kierkegaard (Makers of the Modern Theological Mind)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1619708140 ISBN 13: 9781619708143

Publisher: Hendrickson Academic, 2016

In this overview of Soren Kierkegaard s life and work, Elmer Duncan helps readers understand Kierkegaard s principal philosophical and theological insights and their ongoing effect on current religious thought. It is part of the classic Makers of the Modern Theological Mind series, recently made available again with new paperback cover designs.

Generally acknowledged as one of the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard (1813 1855) has also often been named the father of existentialism, as twentieth-century Christian existentialism appropriated his insights for theology and ethics, stressing human experience, freedom, and the commitment of faith. Contemporary theology can hardly be understood without reading him.

In this overview of Kierkegaard s life and work, Elmer Duncan helps readers understand Kierkegaard s principal philosophical and theological insights and their ongoing effect on current religious thought. Most of all, Duncan unveils a vivid portrait of a sincere Christian becomer who believed Christianity is not a doctrine to be learned but a life to be lived a man whose primary objective was to help others to be becoming Christians also.

The Makers of the Modern Theological Mind series remains a must-read for anyone eager to understand these theologians and their impact on today s church.

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About the Author:

Dr. Bob E. Patterson is emeritus professor of religion at Baylor University.
Elmer H. Duncan served as professor of philosophy at Baylor University from 1962 until his retirement in 2005. He has edited a series of lectures on natural theology by the Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid, and has approximately 160 publications to his credit, including six books.

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