Kierkegaard and Luther

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

David Lawrence Coe is assistant professor of theology and philosophy at Concordia University, Nebraska.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: David Lawrence Coe
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781978710856
• ISBN: 978-1-978710-85-6
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / History, Christianity, History of Religion