TY - BOOK AU - Podmore,Simon D. TI - Kierkegaard and the self before God: anatomy of the abyss T2 - Indiana series in the philosophy of religion SN - 9780253005113 AV - B4378.S4 P63 2011eb U1 - 230/.044092 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Bloomington PB - Indiana University Press KW - Kierkegaard, Søren, KW - Kierkegaard, Sören. KW - Kierkegaard, Søren. KW - Self KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - RELIGION KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Christian Theology KW - Systematic KW - fast KW - Abgrund KW - gnd KW - Gotteserkenntnis KW - Philosophische Theologie KW - Seele KW - Selbsterkenntnis KW - Selbst KW - idszbz KW - Christentum KW - Religionsphilosophie KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-239) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011 N2 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=356280 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=356280 ER -