Soren Kierkegaard's Christian Psychology - by C Stephen Evans (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Few writer-philosophers of the past have evoked as much curiosity in the twentieth century than Soren Kierkegaard.
- Author(s): C Stephen Evans
- 136 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Psychology of Religion
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About the Book
Evans unfolds the implications and effects of the human desire for wholeness and growth of the self.Book Synopsis
Few writer-philosophers of the past have evoked as much curiosity in the twentieth century than Soren Kierkegaard. The further one probes into his thought the more his ideas prove to have relevance for the modern world and especially to Christians. Such is the case with psychology.
For Kierkegaard, the study of psychology is intrinsically linked with the task of personal becoming, reflecting his own struggle to overcome the dark and cheerless environment of his early life. His interpretive framework was consciously Christian. In his view, humankind was made for relation with God, and this recognition is basic to self-understanding. But in self-deception and rebellion against God, human beings are constantly resisting their own true happiness and fighting against their own best interests.
On this Kierkegaardian premise, C. Stephen Evans unfolds the implications and effects of this human desire for wholeness and growth of the self. This book is written "for psychologists, pastors, counselors, and ordinary people struggling to understand themselves and others."