Kierkegaard's Writings, XXIV, Volume 24
Author | : Søren Kierkegaard |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 427 |
Release | : 2009-10-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780691140827 |
ISBN-13 | : 0691140820 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book Kierkegaard's Writings, XXIV, Volume 24 written by Søren Kierkegaard and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-11 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kierkegaard was driven to write The Book on Adler after news spread that a Danish pastor, Adolph P. Adler, claimed to have experienced a revelation in which Christ dictated a new doctrine. Like many others, Kierkegaard was intrigued by Adler--but for different reasons than most. Over the eight years during which Kierkegaard worked on the manuscript, the phenomenon of Adler became a concern secondary to the larger question of authority. Kierkegaard revised the manuscript many times, and published a segment of it as "The Difference between a Genius and an Apostle" in Two Ethical-Religious Essays, but did not publish the work as a whole before his death. The latest integral version of The Book on Adler is included here, along with excerpts from the earlier drafts and a sampling of writing by Adler himself.