Taking the “single individual” back to church: the possibility of a Kierkegaardian ecclesiology

Those who know comparatively little about Søren Kierkegaard usually know at least one thing: he is perhaps the least likely theological voice to catalyse a positive discussion about the Church. Kierkegaard's thunderously emphatic ‘attacks’ upon Danish Lutheranism, culminating in his own dramati...

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Main Author: Edwards, Aaron (Author)
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Published: Princeton Theology Seminary [2016]
In: Theology today
Year: 2016, Volume: 72, Issue: 4, Pages: 431-446
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