- Includes an up-to-date bibliography of works on Kierkegaard
Philosopher, theologian, and poet, Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) is one of the most influential and original writers of the modern era. His ideas shaped those of countless later figures, including Albert Camus, Paul Tillich, and Jacques Derrida. The twentieth century’s leading authority on Kierkegaard, David F. Swenson, translator of Kierkegaard’s work and author of Something About Kierkegaard, offers a concise, accessible introduction to Kierkegaard’s short, dramatic life and his path-breaking ideas. Swenson places Kierkegaard’s work within the context of his time, presenting his tumultuous romantic life and his struggles with the church, and presents his key ideas in a clear, accessible way. This short book is the ideal introduction to this monumental thinker.
“Kierkegaard is the greatest Christian thinker of modern time.”
Emil Brunner
“Kierkegaard is one of the most important, if not the most important, figure in the philosophy and theology of our time.”
Paul Roubiczek
“Kierkegaard is the first ‘modern’ thinker - the first who made a decisive break with a long-established philosophical tradition in order to portray the human condition in the light of hitherto unsuspected or neglected existential possibilities.”
Ronald Grimsley
Philosopher, theologian, and poet, Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) is one of the most influential and original writers of the modern era. His ideas shaped those of countless later figures, including Albert Camus, Paul Tillich, and Jacques Derrida. The twentieth century’s leading authority on Kierkegaard, David F. Swenson, translator of Kierkegaard’s work and author of Something About Kierkegaard, offers a concise, accessible introduction to Kierkegaard’s short, dramatic life and his path-breaking ideas. Swenson places Kierkegaard’s work within the context of his time, presenting his tumultuous romantic life and his struggles with the church, and presents his key ideas in a clear, accessible way. This short book is the ideal introduction to this monumental thinker.
“Kierkegaard is the greatest Christian thinker of modern time.”
Emil Brunner
“Kierkegaard is one of the most important, if not the most important, figure in the philosophy and theology of our time.”
Paul Roubiczek
“Kierkegaard is the first ‘modern’ thinker - the first who made a decisive break with a long-established philosophical tradition in order to portray the human condition in the light of hitherto unsuspected or neglected existential possibilities.”
Ronald Grimsley
