The Monumental Task of Kierkegaard’s Attack upon Christendom
This essay develops the argument that Kierkegaard’s attack upon Christendom in his late writings can be fruitfully understood as a monumental task in two senses: first, as attacking the monuments of Christendom, and particularly those associated with Jakob Peter Mynster and Hans Lassen Martensen, an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2016
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Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Year: 2016, Volume: 2016, Issue: 1, Pages: 159-186 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KDD Protestant Church |
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| Summary: | This essay develops the argument that Kierkegaard’s attack upon Christendom in his late writings can be fruitfully understood as a monumental task in two senses: first, as attacking the monuments of Christendom, and particularly those associated with Jakob Peter Mynster and Hans Lassen Martensen, and second, as itself a monument to the existential demand of what Kierkegaard identifies as authentic New Testament Christianity. Towards this end, the notion of the monument is introduced and employed to illuminate the critical and constructive nature of Kierkegaard’s attack. The essay concludes by reflecting on what it would mean to preserve such a Kierkegaardian monument. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9792 |
| Contains: | In: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2016-0111 |