Kierkegaard's Conception of God
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul K Moser (0000-0002-5036-4588, Loyola University Chicago), Mark L Mccreary (Loyola University Chicago) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 127-135 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00276.x |
| OpenAlex | W1970896302 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
Philosophers have often misunderstood Kierkegaard's views on the nature and purposes of God due to a fascination with his earlier, pseudonymous works. We examine many of Kierkegaard's later works with the aim of setting forth an accurate view on this matter. The portrait of God that emerges is a personal and fiercely loving God with whom humans can and should enter into relationship. Far from advocating a fideistic faith or a cognitively unrestrained leap in the dark, we argue that Kierkegaard connects this God‐relationship to (a particular kind of) evidence and even knowledge. However, such evidence and knowledge – and hence God himself – may remain hidden from many individuals due to misconceptions of God and misuses of the human will
Art history · Epistemology · Existence of God · Faith · Portrait · Theism · History · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |