Søren Kierkegaard(A.D. 1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, critic of Hegelianism and modernist Christianity. Kierkegaard mocked the rationalist faith of En... more (A.D. 1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, critic of Hegelianism and modernist Christianity. Kierkegaard mocked the rationalist faithIn word for belief and faith is the same in Latin and most European languages, but in English faith often denotes an active believe, one that inspires... more of EnlightenmentA broad term for 18th century European intellectual developments, including deism and other movements critical of orthodox Christianity, that are char... more thinkers and Hegel(1770–1831) was a very influential philosopher in his day and espoused a philosophy based on historical consciousness that reflected the optimist co... more and stressed instead the faithIn word for belief and faith is the same in Latin and most European languages, but in English faith often denotes an active believe, one that inspires... more of the passionate individual. He adapts Hegel’s dialectic to describe the role of anxiety, guiltLuther uses this term to identify the reality of guilt and not the feeling of remorse for wrong-doing. Terror was the emotion Luther equated with a gu... more, and despair in an individual human existence facing the task of becoming Christian. His focus on human existence as a task makes him a founder of ExistentialismA 20th century philosophical, theological, and literary movement which grew out of the teachings of the 19th-century philosopher/theologian Kierkegaar... more.
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