Doing all things for God's glory, acting so that it is God who acts: Kierkegaard, Edwards, and the problem of total devotion
This article accomplishes two things. First, it explores and defends Kierkegaard's distinctive solution to the Problem of Total Devotion, a problem which has been helpfully identified by Robert Adams. Second, it extends that solution by advancing an interpretation of the command to do all thing...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2020
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Religious studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 197-216 |
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Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855
/ Bible. Corinthians 1. 10,31
/ Devotion
/ God
/ Plot
/ Christian ethics
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| RelBib Classification: | HC New Testament NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics |
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| Summary: | This article accomplishes two things. First, it explores and defends Kierkegaard's distinctive solution to the Problem of Total Devotion, a problem which has been helpfully identified by Robert Adams. Second, it extends that solution by advancing an interpretation of the command to do all things to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31) according to which we are being commanded to intentionally make every one of our actions such that it simultaneously counts as a divine action: in other words, to act intentionally in all things such that it is God who acts through us. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412520000268 |