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Kierkegaard

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Kier·ke·gaard  (kîrk-gärd, -gôr), Søren Aaby 1813-1855.
Danish religious philosopher. A precursor of modern existentialism, he insisted on the need for individual decision and leaps of faith in the search for religious truth, thereby contradicting Protestant rationalist theology. His works include Either/Or and Fear and Trembling (both 1843).
Kierkegaard [ˈkɪəkəˌgɑːd (Danish) ˈkirgəgɔːr]
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(Biographies / Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye (1813-1855) M, Danish, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, RELIGION: theologian) Søren Aabye (ˈsøːrən ˈɔːby). 1813-55, Danish philosopher and theologian. He rejected organized Christianity and anticipated the existentialists in emphasizing man's moral responsibility and freedom of choice. His works include Either/Or (1843), The Concept of Dread (1844), and The Sickness unto Death (1849)
Kierkegaardian  adj
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Noun1.Kierkegaard - Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard, Soren Kierkegaard


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Then Kierkegaard, whose fierce challenges to theological form have been so regularly--so necessarily--ignored by commentators.
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Christian philosopher Soren Kierkegaard suggests, "Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.
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Religious sisters, brothers and priests, who persist in airing their objections to the Magisterium suffer from a sickness unto death (as Soren Kierkegaard wrote in 1849).
Sickness unto death: Canadian Religious Conference by de Valk, Alphonse / Catholic Insight
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