Kierkegaard as negative theologian
By: David R. Law.
Series: Oxford theological monographs
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.; Hidden God -- History of doctrines -- 19th century.; Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) -- History -- 19th century.
Description: This book is concerned with Kierkegaard's 'apophaticism', i.e. with those elements of Kierkegaard's thought which emphasize the incapacity of human reason and the hiddenness of God. Apophaticism is an important underlying strand in Kierkegaard's thought and colours many of his key concepts. Despite its importance, however, it has until now been largely ignored by Kierkegaardian scholarship. In this book, the author argues that apophatic elements can be detected in every aspect of Kierkegaard's thought and that, despite proceeding from different presuppositions, he can therefore be regarded as a negative theologian. Indeed, the book concludes by arguing that Kierkegaard's refusal to make the transition from the via negativa to the via mystica means that he is more apophatic than the negative theologians themselves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-223) and index.
Revision of the author's thesis (D. Phil.)--University of Oxford, 1989.