{"product_id":"from-despair-to-faith-christopher-b-barnett-9781451474695","title":"From Despair to Faith: The Spirituality of Sren Kierkegaard","description":"\u003cp\u003eSren Kierkegaard has been called many things, from brooding genius and \"melancholy Dane\" to the father of existentialism. Yet, rather than clarify the nature of Kierkegaards writings, such labels have often obscured other important aspects of his authorship. Such, indeed, is the case with Kierkegaards standing as a spiritual author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eFrom Despair to Faith: The Spirituality of \u003c\/b\u003eSren\u003cb\u003e Kierkegaard\u003c\/b\u003e, Christopher B. Barnett endeavors to remedy this problem. He does so in two overarching ways. First, he orients the reader to Kierkegaards grounding in the Christian spiritual tradition, as well as to the Danes own authorial stress on themes such as upbuilding, spiritual journey, and faith. Second, Barnett maintains that Kierkegaards spirituality is best understood through the various \"pictures\" that populate his authorship. These pictures are deemed \"icons of faith,\" since Kierkegaard consistently recommends that the reader contemplate them. In this way, they both represent and communicate what Kierkegaard sees as the fulfillment of Christian existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, then, \u003cb\u003eFrom Despair to Faith\u003c\/b\u003e not only offers a new way of approaching Kierkegaard's writings, but also shows how they might serve to illuminate and to deepen one's relationship with the divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher B. Barnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451474695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451474695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Augsburg Fortress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 989","brand":"Christopher B. Barnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799020155135,"sku":"9781451474695","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-despair-to-faith-christopher-b-barnett-9781451474695","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}