TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roberts,Robert Campbell
TI  - Recovering Christian character: the psychological wisdom of Soren Kierkegaard 
T2  - Kierkegaard as a Christian thinker
SN  - 9780802873163
AV  - BX4827.K5 R63 2022
U1  - 230.0923 R643R 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Grand Rapids, MI
PB  - William B Eerdmans Publishing Company
KW  - Kierkegaard, Søren,
KW  - Character
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Table of ContentsIntroduction: Kierkegaard's Mission -- Part One: The Psychological Framework -- 1. Human Nature -- 2. Character -- 3. Flight from Character -- 4. Virtues -- 5. Sin -- 6. Passion and Thought -- 7. Understanding and Rhetoric -- Part Two: Features of Christian Character -- 8. Joy -- 9. Faith -- 10. Hope -- 11. Love -- 12. Humility -- 13. Patience -- 14. Gratitude -- Concluding Postscript
N2  - "A call to Christian discipleship that draws on the works of Søren Kierkegaard to illustrate how prevailing notions of Christianity are often at odds with genuine Christian character"--; "Discipleship guidance from the writings of Kierkegaard Genuine Christian character often runs counter to prevailing notions of Christianity-as much in today's era of nationalistic religiosity as in the staid Christendom of Søren Kierkegaard's time. Kierkegaard responded to the hypocrisy around him by becoming a missionary of sorts in the Western world. Through his writing he exposed the illusions of conventional wisdom while advancing a compelling vision of the true Christian life that would give rise to essential virtues like faith, hope, love, patience, gratitude, and humility. What might Kierkegaard say to us today about recovering a genuine Christian character amid manifold corruptions of the gospel? Robert C. Roberts guides the reader through Kierkegaard's thought about character-clarifying while never unduly simplifying-to show how Kierkegaard's prescient psychological insights can be applied in the lives of twenty-first-century Christians interested in personal formation. Taking on a Kierkegaardian voice of his own, Roberts powerfully illustrates how virtue arises not from the mastery of individual ethical principles but from the continuity of one's soul with the heart of God"--
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