Kierkegaard and the Nineteeth Century Religious Crisis in Europe. Acta Kierkegaardiana. Volume 4

Beschreibung

In the wake of the Enlightenment, Europe in the nineteenth century was left in a deep religious crisis, which called into question most of the traditional Christian dogmas and beliefs. This volume begins by exploring some of the debates that characterized this crisis, and the reaction of particular thinkers to it. It goes onto explore Kierkegaard’s conception and response to the religious crisis of his age. How, exactly, does Kierkegaard characterize the religious crisis of his age? How is his work intended to solve that crisis? Moreover, does the religious crisis of the nineteenth century bear any similarity to our own contemporary ethical and religious dilemmas? If so, what solution can Kierkegaard’s work provide to our problems?