{"product_id":"a-companion-to-kierkegaard-hardback-9781118783818","title":"A Companion to Kierkegaard (Hardback) 9781118783818","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Kierkegaard\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJon Stewart (Edited by), J Stewart (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118783818, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.5 x 3.1 cm, 0.957 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO KIERKEGAARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“‘Companions’ to important thinkers help readers focus on the main drift of their texts with the help of a dig into their origin and some account of their reception. This one digs deeper, and over a wider terrain, than most. But it does more. Besides guiding \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e to the staples of theology and philosophy in Kierkegaard’s background, it also looks forward to a future, as if Kierkegaard, too, might be taken by the arm and told that here was something that should interest \u003ci\u003ehim\u003c\/i\u003e (about politics, social life, psychology, education, literary theory, deconstruction, theatre). It is as much a sign of the extraordinary richness of Kierkegaard’s literary palette as of the now wide currency of his thought that its elements can become topics in their own right, with Kierkegaard their inspiration. Jon Stewart and his authors are to be congratulated for bringing this unique thinker into our living presence on such a scale and with so many things to talk about.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlastair Hannay,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eProfessor Emeritus, University of Oslo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn in Copenhagen in 1813, Søren Kierkegaard produced a remarkable amount of work during his fairly short life. When he died in 1855 he left behind a complex and interdisciplinary legacy that continues to spark academic debate. Edited by one of the world’s leading Kierkegaard scholars, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Kierkegaard\u003c\/i\u003e provides the most comprehensive single-volume overview of Kierkegaard studies currently available. Featuring contributions from an international array of scholars, the collection covers all the major topics within the broad field of Kierkegaard research, including philosophy, theology, aesthetics, art, literary theory, social sciences, and politics. Kierkegaard’s contribution to each of these disciplines is illustrated through examination of the sources he drew upon, the reception of his ideas, and the unique conceptual insights he brought to each topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Kierkegaard\u003c\/i\u003e demystifies the complex field of Kierkegaard studies providing the ideal entry-point into his writing for readers at all levels. This collection will be an essential tool for students and scholars from across the disciplines who are interested in learning more about this important and influential thinker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology of Kierkegaard’s Works xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor’s Introduction: Kierkegaard and the Rich Field of Kierkegaard Studies 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Philosophy 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Sources 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Shimmering Socrates: Philosophy and Poetry in Kierkegaard’s Platonic Authorship 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacob Howland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Kierkegaard’s Use of German Philosophy: Leibniz to Fichte 36\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoe Fremstedal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Kierkegaard’s View of Hegel, His Followers and Critics 50\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJon Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Kierkegaard’s Relations to Danish Philosophy of the Golden Age 66\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl Henrik Koch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. Reception 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Kierkegaard and Existentialism: From Anxiety to Autonomy 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eK. Brian Söderquist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Postmodernism and Deconstruction: Paradox, Sacrifice, and the Future of Writing 96\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarius Timmann Mjaaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Concepts and Contributions 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Kierkegaard’s Views on normative Ethics, Moral Agency, and Metaethics 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoe Fremstedal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Kierkegaard’s Skepticism 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDarío González\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Theology and Religious Studies 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Sources 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Kierkegaard and Biblical Studies: A Critical Response to nineteenth‐Century Hermeneutics 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLee C. Barrett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Grace and Rigor in Kierkegaard’s Reception of the Church Fathers 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJack Mulder, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Kierkegaard’s Mystical and Spiritual Sources: Meister Eckhart to tersteegen 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Šajda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Kierkegaard’s Appropriation and Critique of Luther and Lutheranism 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLee C. Barrett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Shapers of Kierkegaard’s Danish Church: Mynster, Grundtvig, Martensen 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurtis L. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. Reception 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 From Barth to tillich: Kierkegaard and the Dialectical theologians 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeiko Schulz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 other Lutheran theologians Responding Contextually to Kierkegaard 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurtis L. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Catholicism: Finding Inspiration and Provocation in Kierkegaard 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher B. Barnett and Peter Šajda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Concepts and Contributions 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Kierkegaard as Existentialist Dogmatician: Kierkegaard on Systematic theology, Doctrine, and Dogmatics 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid R. Law\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Biblical Variations: Kierkegaard’s Rewritten “Life of Jesus” 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIben Damgaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Rethinking Religion Existentially: New Approaches to Classical Problems of Religious Philosophy in Kierkegaard 281\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIstván Czakó\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Aesthetics, the Arts, and Literary Theory 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Sources 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Kierkegaard’s Use of German Literature 299\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoachim Grage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Kierkegaard and the Aesthetics of the Danish Golden Age 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNathaniel Kramer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. Reception 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Literature and (Anti‐)Humanism 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePoul Houe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Kierkegaard’s Influence on Literary Criticism and Theory: Irony, Repetition, Silence 341\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ.D. Mininger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Concepts and Contributions 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Existence and the Aesthetic Forms 355\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDarío González\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Kierkegaard’s Theatrical Aesthetic from Repetition to Imitation 367\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy Stock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Social Sciences and Politics 381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Sources 383\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Politics, Society, and Theology in Golden Age Denmark: Key Themes and Figures 385\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Backhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Reflections on Late Modernity: Kierkegaard in the “Present Age” 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Conway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. Reception 413\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Between Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology: The Insider\/Outsider Self 415\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimon D. Podmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Kierkegaard’s Social‐Political Posterity: A Still Unnavigated Maze 435\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeo Stan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. 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