Sickness to death
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Sickness to death
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The eminent Danish philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) is considered the forerunner of existentialism; his ideas also had a direct influence on Karl Barth's "dialectical theology," philosophical anthropology, personalism, and other movements that emphasize the personal appropriation of truth. The Sickness to Death (Sygdommen til Doden) was published by Kierkegaard in July 1849. The thematic beginning, which gave the title to the book, is based on the Gospel parable of the raising of Lazarus. The miracle of Lazarus carries a transparent metaphorical load: the breathlessness and lifelessness of the dead man symbolize here the torpor of the human will, shackled by despair, when hope is lost and everything sinks into the darkness of indifference and cynical desolation. Salvation from this state of inner self-destruction, decay and ruin is possible only with the coming of Christ, who must every time anew roll away the gravestone from the crypt where every human soul languishes. That is why Kierkegaard never tires of repeating that despair is sin, but despair before God is already hope for healing, the opposite of sin is not virtuous behavior, but faith. Only
having led man through all the stages of his earthly existence, right up to the threshold
to the threshold of death itself, despair reveals its true nature.
of a transformative, universal force. This publication is addressed to teachers and students, theologians, philosophers, and cultural historians; it will be of interest to historians of European culture and religious thought, as well as to a wider readership of lovers and true connoisseurs of philosophical essayism.
having led man through all the stages of his earthly existence, right up to the threshold
to the threshold of death itself, despair reveals its true nature.
of a transformative, universal force. This publication is addressed to teachers and students, theologians, philosophers, and cultural historians; it will be of interest to historians of European culture and religious thought, as well as to a wider readership of lovers and true connoisseurs of philosophical essayism.
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