Leaping into Kierkegaard
Holden's winter program on Living the Leap began on Monday, October 9th with a vespers service and an introductory session on the existential outlook of the Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard. One of the central concerns in Kierkegaard's work is the conviction that Christian truth is something which must be lived, and he encourages each of us to join the search for "truth that is true FOR me." This blog is an attempt to facilitate that search by allowing a forum for reflecting on and sharing those ideas that strike us most personally as we make our way through texts and conversations these coming weeks. We also want to encourage those who are not phsyically present at Holden to join in the conversation virtually on this site, so please keep an eye out for future postings with suggested readings and opportunities for response.
The suggested readings for the first two sessions were:
Soren Kierkegaard, Provocations, Charles E. Moore, ed. (New York: Orbis Books, 2003)
Introduction
69. Existence and the Existential (263-267)
95. Venturing and Risk (396-400)
1. Dare to Decide (3-8)
59. Becoming a Christian (214-218)
Recommended fiction and poetry:
Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken" and "After Apple-Picking"
Ernest Hemingway, "The Killers"
The suggested readings for the first two sessions were:
Soren Kierkegaard, Provocations, Charles E. Moore, ed. (New York: Orbis Books, 2003)
Introduction
69. Existence and the Existential (263-267)
95. Venturing and Risk (396-400)
1. Dare to Decide (3-8)
59. Becoming a Christian (214-218)
Recommended fiction and poetry:
Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken" and "After Apple-Picking"
Ernest Hemingway, "The Killers"
posted by Living the Leap at 11:02 AM
1 Comments:
I think finding the "truth that is true for me" might mean taking off a lot of clothes—a lifetime of other people's fashionable ideas, ironically always out of date. Nakedness is the only outfit that lasts, especially suited for standing before God.
True For Me is 2nd place only to God For Me—maybe knowing the latter is finding the former. Even when nothing in my hands I bring. Especially when nothing in my hand I bring.
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