Description: Since the early 20th century internationally renowned scholars have regularly rediscovered the significance of Sren Kierkegaard for the philosophy of religion and theology. However, only recently have they explored the affinity between the North American philosophy of pragmatism and Kierkegaard's existential thinking. This collection of essays documents a process of adoption and interpretation that over the last thirty years has sought to overcome the traditional way of reading Kierkegaard's works. As the essays reveal, the original pragmatists - especially William James and Charles S. Peirce - today increasingly serve as a source of inspiration for a modern foundation of the philosophy of religion.
Review Quotes:
"Dass mit diesem schönen Band eine Reihe von wichtigen Forschungsbeiträgen D.s nicht nur in Amerika oder Dänemark, sondern auch hierzulande leicht zugänglich wird, ist mit ein großes Verdienst der Herausgeber."
Walter Dietz in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 1/2013