Kierkegaard and Radical Discipleship

Vernard Eller

Published by Princeton University Press 1967

Kierkegaard and Radical Discipleship

Vernard Eller

Volume 2246 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400877973

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Until recently most scholars have viewed Kierkegaard as a philosopher, a theologian, a psychologist, or a social thinker. Professor Eller sees Kierkegaard first and foremost as a religious thinker, and states that Kierkegaard himself felt his works could be best understood if they were read with this in mind. In order to show that Kierkegaard's religious thought is essentially that of classic Protestant sectarianism, Professor Eller has selected a typical sect, the Brethren, against which to measure Kierkegaard. He finds that, although the Brethren writers were not as sophisticated or learned as Kierkegaard, there were parallels in their writings on such topics as the importance of the individual and his relation to God, the role of reason in religion, and the problem of freedom of the will.

Originally published in 1967.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
PART ONE: THE PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER I. THE CENTRAL NERVE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
CHAPTER II. WHERE IS TRUE CHRISTIANITY TO BE FOUND? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
CHAPTER III. CLASSIC PROTESTANT SECTARIANISM: IN WHICH A CHURCH I S NOT A "CHURCH" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
CHAPTER IV. A SECT CALLED THE DUNKERS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
PART TWO: THE DUNKERS AND THE DANE
CHAPTER V. THE DECISIVE CHRISTIAN CATEGORY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
CHAPTER VI. THE CHARACTER OF DEN ENKELTE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
CHAPTER VII. THE PROBLEM OF SOCIALITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
CHAPTER VIII. THE WORLD WELL LOST Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
CHAPTER IX. THE WORLD WELL LOVED Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
CHAPTER X. THE CHURCH WELL LOST Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
CHAPTER XI. THE CHURCH WELL LOVED Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	334
CHAPTER XII. CHRIST AS SAVIOR AND PATTERN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
CHAPTER XIII. THE CHRISTIAN'S BOOK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	408
PART THREE: THE OPENING CONCLUSION
CHAPTER XIV. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH S.K.? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
INDEX OF NAMES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	437