Kierkegaard as Negative Theologian Hardcover - 1993

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Author: David R. Law
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by David R. Law

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This book is concerned with Kierkegaard's 'apophaticism'--those elements of Kierkegaard's thought which emphasize the incapacity of human reason and the hiddenness of God. Apophaticism is an important underlying strand in Kierkegaard's thought and colors many of his key concepts. Despite its importance, however, it has until now been largely ignored by Kierkegaardian scholarship. Law argues that apophatic elements can be detected in every aspect of Kierkegaard's thought and that, despite proceeding from different presuppositions, he can therefore be regarded as a negative theologian. Indeed, the book concludes by arguing that Kierkegaard's refusal to make the transition from the via negativa to the via mystica means that he is more apophatic than the negative theologians themselves.

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This book is concerned with Kierkegaard's 'apophaticism', i.e. with those elements of Kierkegaard's thought which emphasize the incapacity of human reason and the hiddenness of God. Apophaticism is an important underlying strand in Kierkegaard's thought and colours many of his key concepts. Despite its importance, however, it has until now been largely ignored by Kierkegaardian scholarship. In this book, the author argues that apophatic elements can be detected in every aspect of Kierkegaard's thought and that, despite proceeding from different presuppositions, he can therefore be regarded as a negative theologian. Indeed, the book concludes by arguing that Kierkegaard's refusal to make the transition from the via negativa to the via mystica means that he is more apophatic than the negative theologians themselves.

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Title Kierkegaard as Negative Theologian
Author David R. Law
Binding Hardcover
Edition First Printing
Pages 248
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher OUP Oxford, 1993. 242p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Theological Monographs.
Date 1993-05-27
ISBN 9780198263364 / 0198263368
Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
Dimensions 8.82 x 5.82 x 0.84 in (22.40 x 14.78 x 2.13 cm)
Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
Library of Congress subjects Kierkegaard, Sren, Hidden God - History of doctrines - 19th
Library of Congress Catalog Number 92024777
Dewey Decimal Code 231.4