Soren Kierkegaard Attacks the Church

Dr. Herrmann-Keeling presents a scholarly volume on the life and work of Danish philosopher-theologian Soren Kierkegaard, founder of modern Existentialism. Childhood influences on his later attitudes and actions are explored, as is his relationship with his depressed father. We see how his love-hate relationship with the official Danish Lutheran Church led to attack it as “making a fool of God.” He compares the church of his day with the first generation church, and proclaims that Christian...