The Danish philosopher, theologian and author Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) is widely considered to be one of the most important religious thinkers of the modern age. He is known as the `father of existentialism', but his work was also influential on theories of modernism, theology, Western culture,[...]

Although the ideas of Soren Kierkegaard played a pivotal role in the shaping of mainstream German philosophy and the history of French existentialism, the question of how philosophers should read Kierkegaard is a difficult one to settle. His intransigent religiosity has led some philosophers to view[...]

Father of existentialism or the Eeyore of philosophy? Known as the first modern theologian, Soren Kierkegaard was a prolific writer of the Danish 'golden age'. A philosopher, poet and social critic, his key concepts of angst, despair, and the importance of the individual, influenced many 20th-centur[...]

Soren Kierkegaard is one of the prophets of the contemporary age, a man whose acute observations on life in 19th century. This work offers an account of Kierkegaard as a thinker of particular relevance in our postmodern times, who set off a revolution that numbers Martin Heidegger and Karl Barth amo[...]

Since the Kierkegaard Studies Monograph Series (KSMS) was first published in 1997, it has served as the authoritative book series in the field. Starting from 2011 the Kierkegaard Studies Monograph Series will intensify the peer-review process with a new editorial and advisory board. KSMS is publishe[...]

English summary: Kierkegaard's existential philosophy began with a critique of Hegel. This critique describes Kierkegaard's own transition into modernity. To begin with, it converges with the path taken by Schelling in his later works, and at the same time it reinforces the late Fichte's approach to[...]

?Als Kierkegaard seine Laufbahn begann, schien er der freien Wissenschaft der gefährlichste aller Gegner werden zu sollen. Ein Denker von diesem Range - und zugleich ein Prediger! Ein Philosoph so groß angelegt wie keiner zuvor in Dänemark! In ihm ward die Probe auf das Exempel gemacht.? Georg Br[...]