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S øren K ierkegaard and K arl B arth: Reflections on a Relation and a Proposal for Future Investigation
Author(s) -
Bender Kimlyn J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of systematic theology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1468-2400
pISSN - 1463-1652
DOI - 10.1111/ijst.12105
Subject(s) - subjectivity , distancing , faith , warrant , objectivity (philosophy) , relation (database) , philosophy , theology , epistemology , computer science , covid-19 , medicine , economics , data mining , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , financial economics
K arl B arth's relationship to K ierkegaard is one that is complex but often solely understood by means of B arth's own explicit reflections on K ierkegaard near the end of his life. This article revisits this history not only to cast light on the reasons for B arth's explicit distancing of himself from K ierkegaard's work, but also to provide evidence that K ierkegaard's influence upon B arth's thinking may have ranged further and in more subtle ways than is often acknowledged. This is particularly seen when K ierkegaard's understanding of C hristology and the objectivity, rather than subjectivity, of faith is taken into account. Such an examination may provide warrant for a reappraisal of the relation between these two figures.