Kierkegaard's Eucharistic Spirituality
Some years before his death Søren Kierkegaard wrote a number of theological treatises on Holy Communion. In these texts he presented a view of the Eucharist that joins his existentialist emphasis with classical Christian doctrines in a way that provides fresh insight into this Christian sacrament. I...
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| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2010
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Theology today
Year: 2010, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-23 |
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| Summary: | Some years before his death Søren Kierkegaard wrote a number of theological treatises on Holy Communion. In these texts he presented a view of the Eucharist that joins his existentialist emphasis with classical Christian doctrines in a way that provides fresh insight into this Christian sacrament. In Communion, the paradox of eternity-in-time is embodied in bread and wine through which communicants are made one with God-in-time. Kierkegaard seemed to understand Communion as a cure for the existential angst of the individual communicant, but this cure always remains an absurdity to outside observers. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057361006700103 |