{"product_id":"kierkegaard-a-single-life-9780310120193","title":"Kierkegaard: A Single Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn accessible, expert introduction to one of the greatest minds of nineteenth century. Whether you're completely new to him, or if you're already familiar with his work, \u003cem\u003eKierkegaard: A Single Life\u003c\/em\u003e presents a fresh understanding of his life and thought. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKierkegaard was a brilliant and enigmatic loner whose ideas permeated culture, shaped modern Christianity, and influenced people as diverse as Franz Kafka and Martin Luther King Jr. Though few people today have read his work, that lack of familiarity with the real Kierkegaard is changing with this biography by scholar Stephen Backhouse, who clearly presents the man's mind as well as the acute sensitivity behind Kierkegaard's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on biographical material that has newly come to light, \u003cem\u003eKierkegaard: A Single Life\u003c\/em\u003e introduces his many guises--the thinker, the lover, the recluse, the writer, the controversialist--in prose as compelling and fluid as a novel and pursues clarity to long-standing questions about him: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat made this Danish theologian so controversial and influential?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy were so many people drawn to his books, even if they didn't understand what they were reading?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan his complicated relationship with the Church and religion be untangled?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr, for that matter, what about his complicated--at times almost paradoxical--relationship with every sphere of life from politics to poetry?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo be considered everything from a great intellect to a dandy, from a martyr to a \"false messiah\" is no mean feat, and this biography sheds light on S ren Kierkegaard as he was with empathy and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncluded is \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ean appendix presenting an overview of each of Kierkegaard's works, for the scholar and lay reader alike.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackhouse, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen Backhouse (DPhil, Oxford) is the founder and director of Tent Theology, a venture that designs and delivers theology programmes to local churches. He is the Dean of Theology in the Local Church for Westminster Theological Centre and was formerly the Lecturer in Social and Political Theology at St Mellitus College. He is a historian of Christian thought, an expert on the work of Søren Kierkegaard and a recognised authority on the political theology of nations and nationalism. He is the author of many publications, including the award-winning popular biography \u003cem\u003eKierkegaard: A Single Life\u003c\/em\u003e (Zondervan, 2016) and the \u003cem\u003eZondervan Essential Companion to Christian History \u003c\/em\u003e(Zondervan, 2019). He has lived in the United States, and makes his home in Britain and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50860657508626,"sku":"9780310120193","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e076282-c7d6-4e95-8489-6b5906027d4a.jpg?v=1737580506","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kierkegaard-a-single-life-9780310120193","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}