Ebook: From despair to faith: the spirituality of Soren Kierkegaard

Abbreviations for Kierkegaard's works -- Preface -- 1. Kierkegaard as spiritual writer -- 2. Kierkegaard on God, self, and the spiritual journey -- 3. Kierkegaard and the aesthetics of the icon -- 4. Icons of faith: the natural world -- 5. Icons of faith: the Bible -- Works cited -- Index of Kierkegaard's works -- Index of names and subjects.;Soren Kierkegaard has been called many things, from brooding genius and "melancholy Dane" to the father of existentialism. Yet, rather than clarify the nature of Kierkegaard's writings, such labels have often obscured other important aspects of his authorship. Such, indeed, is the case with Kierkegaard's standing as a spiritual author. In From Despair to faith: The Spirituality of Soren Kierkegaard, Christopher B. Barnett endeavors to remedy this problem.