Kirkestormen, neo-Gnosticism and secular Christianity
Resumé The article notes that Kierkegaard’s writings on the Church had a considerable impact on theology in the 20th century including, not least, the theological movement sometimes referred to as ‘religionless’ or ‘secular’ Christianity. Like that movement, Kierkegaard problematized the very idea o...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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Dansk teologisk tidsskrift
Year: 2010, Volume: 73, Issue: 4, Pages: 282-295 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855
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/ History 1900-2000
B Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855 / Reception / Ecclesiology B Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855 / Reception / The Profane / The Religious |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBN Ecclesiology VA Philosophy |
| Summary: | Resumé The article notes that Kierkegaard’s writings on the Church had a considerable impact on theology in the 20th century including, not least, the theological movement sometimes referred to as ‘religionless’ or ‘secular’ Christianity. Like that movement, Kierkegaard problematized the very idea of a Church. However, his writings also reflect a rejection of life in the world rather than the ‘secular’ affirmation of thisworldliness. This can seem like a version of Neo-Gnosticism. However, it is argued that Kierkegaard’s rejection of the world is neither to be understood in the perspective of the Augustinian doctrine of original sin nor of Gnostic dualism but reflects a modern understanding of theworld as a unitary whole. The question then is whether such a world is favourable to human flourishing. |
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| ISSN: | 0105-3191 |
| Contains: | In: Dansk teologisk tidsskrift
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