Neither the Ash‘arites nor Kierkegaard’s systems of theology are anti-rational, for Kierkegaard regards the contradiction present in the object of faith as absolute rather than logical, suggesting thereby the existential dialectics for understanding this contradiction instead of resolving it. The Ash‘arites also hold that one can understand the existence of God through absolute reason, or reaso...

In this article, I consider how pride and anxiety can prevent us from loving the neighbour, Søren Kierkegaard K.E. Løgstrup offer two different ways in which these obstacles might be overcome. For Kierkegaard, is made possible if we stand right relation to God, while for it understand life as a gift. The differences respective merits of both approaches are explored, particular whether Løgstrup'...

Philosophers and Poets, from their perch on the cutting edge of reason, have always seen the advantage of anxiety. It is the “dizziness of reason,” argued Soren Kierkegaard; “the handmaiden of creativity,” said T.S. Eliot; “the beginning of conscience,” observed novelist Angela Carter. So have actors backstage, summoning eternal energies and edges for the roles they play, and sprinters on the b...