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...

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Publié dans:Literature and theology
Auteur principal: Carlisle, Clare 1977- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford University Press [2016]
Dans: Literature and theology
RelBib Classification:CD Christianisme et culture
HA Bible
KAH Époque moderne
VA Philosophie
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:1477-4623
Contient:Enthalten in: Literature and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fru066