The Wound That Heals: Disability and Suffering in the Thought of Søren Kierkegaard

The author draws attention to the crucial role that suffering and disability play in the writings of Kierkegaard's "Second Authorship." In these writings he appealed to persons with disabilities as a critique and a challenge to the bourgeois values of able-bodied society. He discussed...

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Main Author: McCabe, Kevin Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2017]
In: Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-63
Further subjects:B Disability
B Spirituality
B Systematic Theology
B Suffering
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:The author draws attention to the crucial role that suffering and disability play in the writings of Kierkegaard's "Second Authorship." In these writings he appealed to persons with disabilities as a critique and a challenge to the bourgeois values of able-bodied society. He discussed a figure called the "useless sufferer" to argue that any person - no matter his or her capabilities or impairments - can fulfill the requirements of Christianity, the challenge of making one's suffering transparent to the love of God, and loving oneself as one is created to be.
ISSN:2331-253X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of disability & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2016.1269256