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‘Should One Suffer Death for the Truth?: Kierkegaard, Erbauungsliteratur, and the Imitation of Christ’
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Christopher B. Barnett
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July 15, 2009
Abstract
Commentators agree that Kierkegaard's “second authorship” (1847–1855) emphasizes the imitatio Christi. But they disagree in their understanding of conforming one's life to Christ. Does the authorship end with a summons to martyrdom (Marie Thulstrup) or with heightened love of the neighbor (Jamie Ferreira)? The paper argues that Kierkegaard's appropriation of the imitatio theme in pietist literature (especially inspired by Johannes Tauler) shows that human limitation and divine supremacy are the hallmarks of imitating Christ. Both potential martyrdom and the practice of the love of the neighbor rest upon submission to God and reliance upon divine grace.
Published Online: 2009-07-15
Published in Print: 2008-December
© Walter de Gruyter 2008
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