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Augustine and Kierkegaard / edited by John Doody, Kim Paffenroth, Helene Tallon Russell.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Augustine in conversation
- Augustine in conversation: tradition and innovation
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430--Influence.
- Augustine.
- Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855--Criticism and interpretation.
- Kierkegaard, Søren.
- Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
- Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 322 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]
- Summary:
- This volume is a continuation of our series exploring Saint Augustine's influence on later thought, this time bringing the fifth century bishop into dialogue with 19th century philosopher, theologian, social critic, and originator of Existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard. The connections, contrasts, and sometimes surprising similarities of their thought are uncovered and analyzed in topics such as exile and pilgrimage, time and restlessness, inwardness and the church, as well as suffering, evil, and humility. The implications of this analysis are profound and far-reaching for theology, ecclesiology, and ethics.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction / Kim Paffenroth and Helene Tallon Russell
- Part I: The divine/human relationship
- Justification within the limits of anthropology alone: Augustine and Kierkegaard on freedom and grace / Curtis L. Thompson
- The image of God in Augustine and Kierkegaard / Matthew Drever
- Augustine, Kierkegaard, and evil / Erik M. Hanson
- The spiritual trial of divine seduction: temptation and the confessing self / Simon D. Podmore
- Part II: Time
- Kierkegaard and Augustine on time / Karl Aho
- Eternal becoming and temporal understanding: Kierkegaard and Augustine on time, faith, and knowledge / Robert Reed
- Part III: Humans and the finite, material world
- Sacrament and self-construction: Augustine and Kierkegaard on love for the finite / Janna Gonwa
- Beauty matters: Augustine and Kierkegaard on sensual beauty / Peder Jothen
- You must change your life: Kierkegaard and Augustine on reading / Thomas J. Millay
- Part IV: Home and homelessness
- Hidden inwardness / Ralph Harper
- Home, love, and the self: a dialogue with Augustine and Kierkegaard / Natalia Marandiuc
- Existence as pilgrimage: echoes of Augustinian thought in Kierkegaard / Robert B. Puchniak
- Part V: Human communities and ethics
- Augustine and Kierkegaard on the Church: nurturing mother or challenging provocateur? / Lee C. Barrett
- In praise of humility: from Augustine to Kierkegaard / W. Glenn Kirkconnell
- Augustine and Kierkegaard on martyrdom / Jack Mulder Jr.
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the editors and contributors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781498561846
- 1498561845
- OCLC:
- 991068633
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