The Oxford Handbook of Kierkegaard

The Oxford Handbook of Kierkegaard brings together some of the most distinguished contemporary contributors to Kierkegaard research together with some of the more gifted younger commentators on Kierkegaard's work. There is significant input from scholars based in Copenhagen's Soren Kierkegaard Research Centre, as well as from philosophers and theologians from Britain, Germany, and the United States. Part 1 presents some of the philological, historical and contextual work that has been produced in recent years, establishing a firm basis for the more interpretative essays found in following parts. This includes looking at the history of his published and unpublished works, his cultural and social context, and his relation to Romanticism, German Idealism, the Church, the Bible, and theological traditions. Part 2 moves from context and background to the exposition of some of the key ideas and issues in Kierkegaard's writings. Attention is paid to his style, his treatment of ethics, culture, society, the self, time, theology, love, irony, and death. Part 3 looks at the impact of Kierkegaard's thought and at how it continues to influence philosophy, theology, and literature. After an examination of issues around translating Kierkegaard, this section includes comparisons with Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein, as well as examining his role in modern theology, moral Philosophy, phenomenology, postmodernism, and literature. The volume is impressive both for its range and the quality of its contributions. Thomas P. Miles, Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsIntroduction ; I: CONTEXTS AND SOURCES ; 1. The Textual Inheritance ; 2. Kierkegaard and the End of the Danish Golden Age ; 3. Kierkegaard and Copenhagen ; 4. Kierkegaard and German Idealism ; 5. Kierkegaard and Romanticism ; 6. Kierkegaard and the Church ; 7. Kierkegaard and Greek Philosophy ; 8. Kierkegaard and the Bible ; 9. Kierkegaard and the History of Theology ; II: SOME MAJOR TOPICS IN THE AUTHORSHIP ; 10. Pseudonyms and Style ; 11. Ethics ; 12. Selfhood and Spirit ; 13. Formation and the Critique of Culture ; 14. Time and History ; 15. Kierkegaard s Theology ; 16. Society, Politics and Modernity ; 17. Love ; 18. Irony ; 19. Death ; III: KIERKEGAARD AFTER KIERKEGAARD ; 20. Translating Kierkegaard ; 21. Kierkegaard and Nietzsche ; 22. Kierkegaard and Heidegger ; 23. Kierkegaard and Phenomenology ; 24. Kierkegaard and Postmodernism ; 25. Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein and the Wittgensteinian Tradition ; 26. Kierkegaard and Moral Philosophy: Some Recent Themes ; 27. Kierkegaard and Modern Theology ; 28. Kierkegaard and Modern European Literature ; 29. Kierkegaard and English Language Literature