Kierkegaard Trumping Trump

2019-07-29 Religion

Author : Curtis L. Thompson
Release : 2019-07-29
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 889/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Kierkegaard Trumping Trump written by Curtis L. Thompson. This book was released on 2019-07-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are now becoming numbed by the outrageous events taking place within the political arena of our country. Throughout our nation, the division between factions continues to hold firm. The issue of how movement toward reconciliation can occur has become ever more pressing. Nothing short of our democracy is at stake. This book looks to the writings of the nineteenth-century Danish religious philosopher Soren Kierkegaard as a resource for thinking in fresh ways about how the divine power of creative transformation is at work in the world. Through divinity's empowering of our practices in relating to others, democracy can be resurrected to a new, healthy life. Six important themes from Kierkegaard's thought are used to do a comparative examination of Donald Trump together with his world and Kierkegaard and his world. The story of this standoff--between one of the world's most famous and well-publicized figures and one of the world's greatest thinkers--constitutes a compelling investigation and presents quite a contrast. Uncovered in the storytelling process of Kierkegaard trumping Trump are the "Sweet 16": sixteen ways in which resurrection can be practiced in people's lives and help to restore our democracy to a fuller and more vibrant version of itself.

Kierkegaard Trumping Trump

2019-07-29 Religion

Author : Curtis L. Thompson
Release : 2019-07-29
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 862/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Kierkegaard Trumping Trump by : Curtis L. Thompson

Download or read book Kierkegaard Trumping Trump written by Curtis L. Thompson. This book was released on 2019-07-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are now becoming numbed by the outrageous events taking place within the political arena of our country. Throughout our nation, the division between factions continues to hold firm. The issue of how movement toward reconciliation can occur has become ever more pressing. Nothing short of our democracy is at stake. This book looks to the writings of the nineteenth-century Danish religious philosopher Søren Kierkegaard as a resource for thinking in fresh ways about how the divine power of creative transformation is at work in the world. Through divinity’s empowering of our practices in relating to others, democracy can be resurrected to a new, healthy life. Six important themes from Kierkegaard’s thought are used to do a comparative examination of Donald Trump together with his world and Kierkegaard and his world. The story of this standoff—between one of the world’s most famous and well-publicized figures and one of the world’s greatest thinkers—constitutes a compelling investigation and presents quite a contrast. Uncovered in the storytelling process of Kierkegaard trumping Trump are the “Sweet 16”: sixteen ways in which resurrection can be practiced in people’s lives and help to restore our democracy to a fuller and more vibrant version of itself.

Untruth

2020-04-28 Religion

Author : Michael Stark
Release : 2020-04-28
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 385/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Untruth written by Michael Stark. This book was released on 2020-04-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S¿ren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) stood apart from the other philosophers of his day. He was less concerned with debates over abstract concepts of philosophy than with the working out of how one should live one's daily life. He believed that living Christianly should not be a matter of whether one holds the correct beliefs or dogma; Christianity is an experience, something which we must choose to live each day. Kierkegaard's thoughts and ideas apply directly to our fractured society today, explains Michael Stark. As the modern world has become smaller, it has become more divisive and argumentative. It seems that the more information we have access to, the more fearful we--Christian communities included--are becoming. Through an examination of topics such as truth, faith, selfhood, and love, Stark introduces us to the teaching of Kierkegaard and demonstrates how this prophetic voice from the past can help us navigate the hostile and combative climate of today.

The Present Age

2019-08-06 Philosophy

Author : Soren Kierkegaard
Release : 2019-08-06
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book The Present Age written by Soren Kierkegaard. This book was released on 2019-08-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A part of Harper Perennial’s special “Resistance Library” highlighting classic works that illuminate the “Age of Trump”: Soren Kierkegaard’s stunningly prescient essay on the dangers of mass media—particularly advertising, marketing, and publicity. An essential read as we reckon with, and try to understand, the media forces that have helped create our present political moment. “The Present Age shows just how original Kierkegaard was. He brilliantly foresaw the dangers of the lack of commitment and responsibility in the Public Sphere. When everything is up for endless detached critical comment as on blogs and cable news, action finally becomes impossible.”— Hubert L. Dreyfus, University of California, Berkeley “A revolutionary age is an age of action; ours is the age of advertisement and publicity. Nothing ever happens but there is immediate publicity everywhere.”— From The Present Age In The Present Age (1846), Søren Kierkegaard analyzes the philosophical implications of a society dominated by the mass-media. What makes the essay so remarkable is the way it seems to speak directly to our time—i.e. the Information Age—where life is dominated by mere “information” not true “knowledge.” Kierkegaard even goes so far as to say that advertising and publicity almost immediately co-opts and suppresses revolutionary actions/thoughts. The Present Age is essential reading for anyone who wishes to better understand the modern world.

Kierkegaard the Christian

2003 Religion

Author : Robert B. Scheidt
Release : 2003
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 269/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Kierkegaard the Christian written by Robert B. Scheidt. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ?My whole authorship pertains to Christianity?. What do I care about the world?s honor and glory, and what do I care about its ridicule and scorn, indeed, what do I care about myself if only God may be honored,? said Kierkegaard. This book is a topically arranged anthology of Kierkegaard?s thoughts as he tried to bring the nominal Christendom of his day back to decisive faith. The subjects range from God to Man, Eternal to Temporal, Sin to Self-Denial, Passive Belief to Passionate Commitment, etc. The quotations are as timeless as truth, as important as salvation, and as modern as human nature.

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