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Kierkegaard's God and the Good Life focuses on faith and love, two central topics in Kierkegaard's writings, to grapple with complex questions at the intersection of religion and ethics. Here, leading scholars reflect on Kierkegaard's understanding of God, the religious life, and what it means to exist ethically. The contributors then shift to psychology, hope, knowledge, and the emotions as they offer critical and constructive readings for contemporary philosophical debates in the philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, and epistemology. Together, they show how Kierkegaard continues to be an important resource for understandings of religious existence, public discourse, social life, and how to live virtuously.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Half Title, Series Info, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Introduction
  2. Stephen Minister, J. Aaron Simmons, Michael Strawser
  3. pp. ix-xviii
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  1. List of Abbreviations
  2. pp. xix-xx
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  1. Part I. Faith and Love
  1. 1. Love as the End of Human Existence
  2. Sharon Krishek
  3. pp. 3-15
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  1. 2. Love Is the Highest Good
  2. Michael Strawser
  3. pp. 16-30
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  1. 3. Erotic Wisdom: On God, Passion, Faith, and Falling in Love
  2. Pia Søltof
  3. pp. 31-45
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  1. 4. The Integration of Neighbor-Love and Special Loves in Kierkegaard and von Hildebrand
  2. John J. Davenport
  3. pp. 46-77
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  1. 5. Kierkegaard, Weil, and Agapic Moral Fideism
  2. Mark A. Tietjen
  3. pp. 78-92
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  1. Part II. Moral Psychology and Ethical Existence
  1. 6. Kierkegaard’s Virtues? Humility and Gratitude as the Grounds of Contentment, Patience, and Hope in Kierkegaard’s Moral Psychology
  2. John Lippitt
  3. pp. 95-113
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  1. 7. The Heart of Knowledge: Kierkegaard on Passion and Understanding
  2. Rick Anthony Furtak
  3. pp. 114-129
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  1. 8. From Hegel to Google: Kierkegaard and the Perils of “the System”
  2. Christopher B. Barnett
  3. pp. 130-151
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  1. 9. An Ethics for Adults? Kierkegaard and the Ambiguity of Exaltation
  2. Stephen Minister
  3. pp. 152-170
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  1. Part III. Existence Before God
  1. 10. Difficult Faith and Living Well
  2. Edward F. Mooney
  3. pp. 173-190
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  1. 11. Kierkegaard and the Early Church on Christian Knowledge and Its Existential Implications
  2. M. G. Piety
  3. pp. 191-208
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  1. 12. Thunderstruck: Divine Irony in Kierkegaard’s Job
  2. Grant Julin
  3. pp. 209-226
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  1. 13. Kierkegaard and Pentecostal Philosophy
  2. J. Aaron Simmons
  3. pp. 227-252
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 253-264
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 265-272
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