Humble Courage: Kierkegaard on Abraham and Mary
This article presents a new interpretation of Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling that focuses on the comparison between Abraham and Mary in this text. The readings of Genesis 22 and Luke 1 offered by Kierkegaard's pseudonym Johannes de silentio develop a poetic reconstruction of the biblical...
| Published in: | Literature and theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Literature and theology
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HA Bible KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | This article presents a new interpretation of Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling that focuses on the comparison between Abraham and Mary in this text. The readings of Genesis 22 and Luke 1 offered by Kierkegaard's pseudonym Johannes de silentio develop a poetic reconstruction of the biblical characters by imagining their inwardness. In both cases, the inwardness of faith is depicted as 'humble courage', a virtue that involves silence and listening. The article argues that it is this virtue, and not obedience, that constitutes the heart of Kierkegaardian faith, and situates this conception of faith within Kierkegaard's broader theological view. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fru066 |