Podmore, Simon D.,  1977- <br/><br/>
Kierkegaard and the self before God :  anatomy of the abyss / 
Simon D. Podmore. 
 - Bloomington :  Indiana University Press,  ©2011. 
 - 1 online resource (xxviii, 248 pages). 
 - Indiana series in the philosophy of religion .
 - Indiana series in the philosophy of religion. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-239) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: anatomy of the abyss -- The inner abyss -- The abyss of melancholy -- The melancholy theophany -- The allegory of Yisraʼel -- The anatomy of spiritual trial -- The gaze of the abyss -- Conclusions: the (im)possible and the (un)forgivable. 
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<br/><br/> Simon D. Podmore claims that becoming a self before God is both a divine gift and an anxious obligation. Before we can know God, or ourselves, we must come to a moment of recognition. How this comes to be, as well as the terms of such acknowledgment, are worked out in Podmore's powerful new reading of Kierkegaard. As he gives full consideration to Kierkegaard's writings, Podmore explores themes such as despair, anxiety, melancholy, and spiritual trial, and how they are broken by the triumph of faith, forg. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>[S.l.] : <br/>HathiTrust Digital Library, <br/>2011. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780253005113 0253005116 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> ProQuest 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855. <br/>Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855. <br/>Kierkegaard, Sören.<br/>Kierkegaard, Søren.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Self--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>RELIGION--Christianity--General.<br/>RELIGION--Christian Theology--Systematic.<br/>Self--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Abgrund<br/>Gotteserkenntnis<br/>Philosophische Theologie<br/>Seele<br/>Selbsterkenntnis<br/>Selbst.<br/>Christentum.<br/>Religionsphilosophie.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B4378.S4  / P63 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>230/.044092