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'''Søren Kierkegaard''' (1813-1855) was an influential [[Danish]] [[Christian]] philosopher whose work set the foundations for the existentialist movement of the [[20th century]]. Kierkegaard was supportive of the Christian religion, but rejected [[Christendom]], the applied Christianity of his day. Kierkegaard claimed that [[Christendom]] of 19th century Europe strayed from the values of [[Jesus]] and declared that "official Christianity is not the Christianity of the [[New Testament]]".<ref>Kierkegaard, "Attack Upon Christendom"</ref> He called for Christians to embrace a life-affirming view of the world, rather than a false Christianity that provided easy comforts and wretched contentment. Kierkegaard's thoughts were taken in liberal directions with [[Karl Barth]]'s [[neo-orthodoxy]] and [[Jean-Paul Sartre]]'s [[existentialism]].

'''Søren Kierkegaard''' (1813-1855) was an influential [[Danish]] [[Christian]] philosopher whose work set the foundations for the existentialist movement of the [[20th century]]. Kierkegaard was supportive of the Christian religion, but rejected [[Christendom]], the applied Christianity of his day. Kierkegaard claimed that [[Christendom]] of 19th century Europe strayed from the values of [[Jesus]] and declared that "official Christianity is not the Christianity of the [[New Testament]]".<ref>Kierkegaard, "Attack Upon Christendom"</ref> He called for Christians to embrace a life-affirming view of the world, rather than a false Christianity that provided easy comforts and wretched contentment. Kierkegaard's thoughts were taken in liberal directions with [[Karl Barth]]'s [[neo-orthodoxy]] and [[Jean Paul Sartre]]'s [[existentialism]].

The ''knight of faith'' was a literary device used in Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writing, ''[[Fear and Trembling]]''. The knight of faith exemplified a person who would overcome doubt & despair and affirm his individuality & embrace life.

The ''knight of faith'' was a literary device used in Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writing, ''[[Fear and Trembling]]''. The knight of faith exemplified a person who would overcome doubt & despair and affirm his individuality & embrace life.

* [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard/ Entry on Kierkegaard from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]

* [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard/ Entry on Kierkegaard from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]

* [http://sorenkierkegaard.org D. Anthony Storm's Commentary on Kierkegaard]

* [http://sorenkierkegaard.org D. Anthony Storm's Commentary on Kierkegaard]