Simon D. Podmore is Gordon Milburn Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College and British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford. He has published in Literature and Theology, Journal of Psychology & Theology, and International Kierkegaard Commentary. He is also the Secretary of the Soren Kierkegaard Society of the United Kingdom.
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Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Anatomy of the Abyss 2. The Inner Abyss 3. The Abyss of Melancholy 4. The Melancholy Theophany 5. The Allegory of Yisrael 6. The Anatomy of Spiritual Trial 7. The Gaze of the Abyss 8. Conclusions: The (Im)possible and the (Un)forgivable Notes Bibliography Index
"A reading of Kierkegaard the theologian without setting itself needlessly in opposition to readings of Kierkegaard the philosopher. Highly persuasive and significant." Rick Anthony Furtak, Colorado College "For anyone who loves Kierkegaard, or who is puzzled and wants elucidation, this is a wonderfully intelligent, supple account of the philosopher's thought, with a special emphasis laid on Kierkegaard's rather doleful, sin-obsessed theology." - The New Yorker "Kierkegaard and the Self before God: Anatomy of the Abyss [sets] a more optimistic perspective. ... Podmore suggests another way of reading Kierkegaard, by contrasting despair, melancholy, anxiety or spiritual trial with faith, forgiveness and the love of God." - META: Research in Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, and Practical Philosophy