a Christian missionary to Christians Tietjen, Mark A. creator author. text Electronic books. ilu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource. Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) had a mission. The church had become weak, flabby and inconsequential. Being a Christian was more a cultural heritage than a spiritual reality. His mission--reintroduce the Christian faith to Christians. How could he break through to people who were members of the church and thought they were Christians already? Like an Old Testament prophet, Kierkegaard used a variety of pointed and dramatic ways to shake people from their slumber. He incisively diagnosed the spiritual ailments of his age and offered a fresh take on classic Christian teaching. Mark Tietjen thinks that Kierkegaard's critique of his contemporaries strikes close to home today. We also need to listen to one of the most insightful yet complex Christian thinkers of any era. Through an examination of core Christian doctrines -- the person of Jesus Christ, human nature, Christian witness and love --Tietjen helps us hear Kierkegaard's missionary message to a church that often fails to follow Christ with purity of heart. Kierkegaard: friend to Christians? -- Jesus Christ -- The human self -- Christian witness -- The life of Christian love. Mark A. Tietjen ; foreword by Merold Westphal. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English. Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855 Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855 RELIGION Christian Theology Systematic RELIGION Christianity General Christianity Religion Philosophy & Religion BX4827.K5 230/.044092 Tietjen, Mark A., author. Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2016 (DLC) 2015050886 9780830899517 (eBook) 0830899510 (eBook) 0830840974 9780830840977 2016001402 36A3EEA1-C6BD-41D2-9007-0DE7C68269DE OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1193940 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1193940 DLC 160112 20200709060437.0 ocn934706302 eng