Kierkegaard and Eastern Orthodox thought
Subtitle: a comparative philosophical analysis
By: Ágúst Ingvar Magnússon
Series: Perspectives on philosophy and religious thought -- 18; Perspectives on philosophy and religious thought -- 18.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781463239473
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Doctrines; Philosophy and religion; Modern Philosophy; Orthodox Eastern Church
Work titles: Kierkegaard in light of the East
Description: "Throughout the years, there has been an extensive engagement with the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard from the perspective of Western philosophy and theology. Kierkegaard's thought has been examined through the lenses of Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, existentialism, post-modernism, feminism, and literary theory, to name just a few. Scholars have also offered fruitful comparative analyses of Kierkegaard's work in relation to Asian philosophical and religious traditions such as Buddhism. It is therefore surprising that the engagement between Kierkegaard's philosophy and that of Eastern Orthodox philosophy and thought has heretofore been minimal. This volume offers a comparative analysis of Kierkegaard's philosophy in relation to the philosophy, theology, and spiritual practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Kierkegaard's philosophy of sin, his epistemology, and his philosophy of personhood are all analyzed in light of the Eastern Christian tradition. This hermeneutical lens allows important elements of Kierkegaard's philosophy to shine forth, many of which have heretofore not received their due attention in studies of his works"--
Notes: Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Marquette University, 2016, titled Kierkegaard in light of the East : a critical comparison of the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard to Orthodox Christian philosophy and thought.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage: the inscrutable joy of the melancholy Dane and the mystical theology of the Eastern church; title: For the wages of sin is the sickness unto death: anxiety and despair in light of the East; title: The crucifixion and resurrection of the understanding: Kierkegaard's epistemology in light of the East; title: Being as love: personhood and communion; title: Concluding unscientific remarks on the ecclesiastical event.