Eros and Self-Emptying
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Eros and Self-Emptying

The Intersections of Augustine and Kierkegaard

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Eros and Self-Emptying

The Intersections of Augustine and Kierkegaard

About this book

A thought-provoking comparative take on two seminal thinkers in Christian history In this book -- the first volume in the Kierkegaard as a Christian Thinker series -- Lee Barrett offers a novel comparative interpretation of early church father Augustine and nineteenth-century philosopher-theologian Soren Kierkegaard.Though these two intellectual giants have been paired by historians of Western culture, the exact nature of their similarities and differences has never before been probed in detail. Barrett demonstrates that on many essential theological levels Augustine and Kierkegaard were more convergent than divergent. Most significantly, their parallels point to a distinctive understanding of the Christian life as a passion for self-giving love.Approaching Kierkegaard through the lens of Augustine, Barrett argues, enables the theme of desire for fulfillment in God to be seen as much more central to Kierkegaard's thought than previously imagined.

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Information

Publisher
Eerdmans
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780802868053
eBook ISBN
9781467439879
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Theology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Explanation of the References
  5. Sigla
  6. Introduction: Augustine and Kierkegaard: Rivals or Allies?
  7. Part One: Setting the Stage: Two Pilgrims on the Way Home
  8. 1. Kierkegaard’s Tensive Picture of Augustine
  9. 2. Augustine’s Restless Heart and Kierkegaard’s Desirefor an Eternal Happiness
  10. 3. Augustine and Kierkegaard on the Road:Life as a Journey
  11. Part Two: Signposts on the Journey: Specific Theological Intersectionsof Augustine and Kierkegaard
  12. 4. God: The Attraction and Repulsionof Boundless Love
  13. 5. Sin: Culpable Action and Corrupt State
  14. 6. God’s Gracious Response to Sin: The Enigma of Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility
  15. 7. Christology: The Allure of Lowliness
  16. 8. Salvation: Faithful Love and Loving Faith
  17. 9. The Church: A Parting of the Ways?
  18. 10. Conclusion: Two Edifying Theologies of Self--Giving
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index