Augustine and Kierkegaard

Kim Paffenroth is professor of religious studies and the director of the Honors Program at Iona College. John Doody is professor of philosophy and Robert M. Birmingham Chair in humanitiesat Villanova University.Helene Tallon Russell is associate professor of theology at Christian Theological Seminary.

• Introduction, by Kim Paffenroth and Helene RussellPart I: The Divine/Human RelationshipChapter 1: Justification within the Limits of Anthropology Alone: Augustine and Kierkegaard on Freedom and Grace, by Curtis Thompson Chapter 2: The Image of God in Augustine and Kierkegaard, by Matthew Drever Chapter 3: Augustine, Kierkegaard, and Evil, by Erik Hanson Chapter 4: The Spiritual Trial of Divine Seduction: Temptation and the Confessing Self, by Simon D. PodmorePart II: TimeChapter 5: Kierkegaard and Augustine on Time, by Karl Aho Chapter 6: Eternal Becoming and Temporal Understanding: Kierkegaard and Augustine on Time, Faith and Knowledge, by Robert ReedPart III: Humans and the Finite, Material WorldChapter 7: Sacrament and Self-Construction: Augustine and Kierkegaard on Love for the Finite, by Janna GonwaChapter 8: Beauty Matters: Augustine and Kierkegaard on Sensual Beauty, by Peder JothenChapter 9: You Must Change Your Life: Kierkegaard and Augustine on Reading, by Thomas J. MillayPart IV: Home and HomelessnessChapter 10: The Seventh Solitude: Metaphysical Homelessness in Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche, by Ralph HarperChapter 11: Home, Love, and the Self: A Dialogue with Augustine and Kierkegaard, by Natalia MarandiucChapter 12: Existence as Pilgrimage: Echoes of Augustinian Thought in Kierkegaard, Robert Puchniak Part V: Human Communities and Ethics Chapter 13: Augustine and Kierkegaard on the Church: Nurturing Mother or Challenging Provocateur? by Lee C. Barrett Chapter 14: In Praise of Humility: From Augustine to Kierkegaard, by W. Glenn KirkconnellChapter 15: Augustine and Kierkegaard on Martyrdom and “Polite Persecution”, by Jack Mulder, Jr.About the Contributors

This book is a collection of fifteen clearly written and penetrating essays on the relation between Augustine and Kierkegaard. Written by both philosophers and theologians, the authors include many well-known scholars as well as some fresh and creative younger voices. Anyone interested in Kierkegaard or Augustine will learn much from this volume, which is a first-rate contribution to our understanding of both thinkers.