Stern, R. orcid.org/0000-0003-2967-647X (2022) Kierkegaard, Løgstrup and the conditions of love: from God’s grace to life as a gift. Studies in Christian Ethics, 35 (4). pp. 804-820. ISSN 0953-9468
Abstract
In this article, I consider how pride and anxiety can prevent us from loving the neighbour, and how Søren Kierkegaard and K.E. Løgstrup offer two different ways in which these obstacles might be overcome. For Kierkegaard, this is made possible if we stand in the right relation to God, while for Løgstrup it is made possible if we understand life as a gift. The differences and respective merits of both approaches are explored, and in particular whether Løgstrup's approach can claim to offer a secular alternative to the role that Kierkegaard gives to God's grace in making neighbour love possible.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Studies in Christian Ethics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Kierkegaard; Løgstrup; Luther; neighbour love; grace; humility; pride |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2021 11:29 |
Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2023 12:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/09539468221107523 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:180669 |