Religion in Kierkegaard

Religion in Kierkegaard

Kierkegaard is ofte viewed in the history of ideas solely innenfor academic tradition of philosophy and theology. Soren Kierkegaard is one of the most influential Danish thinkers. His books range widely, from the literary to the theological, philosophical and psychological ideas (Dru, 1938).

Kierkegaard has formulated some of the most striking about helping role and the dangers that lurk. Most are merely sniffed for personal development know the quote well, but still allow me to reproduce it here:

It sounds simple. That simple. But the simple lies the danger of being seduced by the other's admiration and glorification. The danger of you being blinded by your own personal answers and lets you bask in this svars end of validity - although this response does not give the other meaning and direction.

From Kierkegaard's existential thoughts about helping role for Punk band Bad Religion beliefs of society's problems, therefore, we see the same message. It helps no one but yourself if you serve answers for you help.

Kierkegaard was with his brother, theologian PC Kierkegaard, the only one of a family of 7 who survived their father. Soren Kierkegaard and his father were both convinced that the many deaths in the family was God's punishment. Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard had in his youth committed a sin and believed that the punishment would be that all his children would die before him(Garff, 2005).

Throughout his adult life, Søren Kierkegaard marked by an unrequited love for the cheerful Regine Olsen, as he himself broke off the engagement with. The relationship with her that he never directly in his books, but it was decisive for a number of themes in the more literary representations.

As a reader of Kierkegaard's books are often faces two difficulties. It is often difficult to find a clear boundary between philosophical and religious thoughts in his lyrics. In addition, many of the works were not published in Kierkegaard's own name, making it difficult to assess whether it is his personal opinion, as expressed in them.

Soren Kierkegaard, who shared his father's great interest in Christianity began early to study theology at the University of Copenhagen. In his youth he was influenced by both faith, doubt, and partly contempt for his father's religion, while in his last years was devout. In his youth, he wrote: (Hannay & Marino, 1997)

- It depends on understanding my destiny, to see what divinity really want me to ...