Kierkegaard himself was highly critical of the Church, and thought that it had distorted the teachings of Christ. Instead of focusing on the life of Christ, and teaching people how to live like Christ, it taught a highly dogmatical view of Christianity which it expected people to live by. He and other Christian existentialists believe that people must form a personal relationship with God and Christ by themselves and believe and practice Christ on their own terms. | Kierkegaard himself was highly critical of the Church, and thought that it had distorted the teachings of Christ. Instead of focusing on the life of Christ, and teaching people how to live like Christ, it taught a highly dogmatical view of Christianity which it expected people to live by. He and other Christian existentialists believe that people must form a personal relationship with God and Christ by themselves and believe and practice Christ on their own terms. |