Kierkegaard's Writings, XXIV, Volume 24
The Book on Adler
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Religious, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| Author: | Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong | ISBN: | 9781400832392 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press | Publication: | September 21, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Søren Kierkegaard, Howard V. Hong, Edna H. Hong |
| ISBN: | 9781400832392 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Publication: | September 21, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Language: | English |
Kierkegaard was driven to write The Book on Adler after news spread that a Danish pastor, Adolph P. Adler, claimed to have experienced a revelation in which Christ dictated a new doctrine. Like many others, Kierkegaard was intrigued by Adler--but for different reasons than most. Over the eight years during which Kierkegaard worked on the manuscript, the phenomenon of Adler became a concern secondary to the larger question of authority. Kierkegaard revised the manuscript many times, and published a segment of it as "The Difference between a Genius and an Apostle" in Two Ethical-Religious Essays, but did not publish the work as a whole before his death. The latest integral version of The Book on Adler is included here, along with excerpts from the earlier drafts and a sampling of writing by Adler himself.
Kierkegaard was driven to write The Book on Adler after news spread that a Danish pastor, Adolph P. Adler, claimed to have experienced a revelation in which Christ dictated a new doctrine. Like many others, Kierkegaard was intrigued by Adler--but for different reasons than most. Over the eight years during which Kierkegaard worked on the manuscript, the phenomenon of Adler became a concern secondary to the larger question of authority. Kierkegaard revised the manuscript many times, and published a segment of it as "The Difference between a Genius and an Apostle" in Two Ethical-Religious Essays, but did not publish the work as a whole before his death. The latest integral version of The Book on Adler is included here, along with excerpts from the earlier drafts and a sampling of writing by Adler himself.
