Paul Tyson is a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Queensland, Australia. He also lectures in philosophy at the Millis Institute. His research is presently focused on the theology of science.
"Everyone supposedly knows that Kierkegaard was an 'individualist'
who had little understanding or appreciation of society. This book
completely undermines that myth by showing us how much Kierkegaard
has to contribute to social theory. The author also thereby helps
us see that theology cannot only learn from sociology but has much
to contribute to social theory in turn."
--C. Stephen Evans, University Professor of Philosophy and
Humanities, Baylor University
"Tyson's book reveals Kierkegaard at his most prophetic in the
senses of being both subversive--confronting how we have come to
think of ourselves and society--and eerily prescient and timely.
Tyson argues that Kierkegaard's theological sociology arising in
the tinderbox of 1840s can be seen as a basic alternative to Marx's
contemporary, deeply secular, and epoch-making understanding of
society. As such it provides an alternate vision of society in the
wake of Marx and secular modern understandings of human
society."
--Christopher Ben Simpson, Lincoln Christian University
"Kierkegaard does not only analyze individuals. In this book, the
author first shows that Kierkegaard also has a profound
understanding of the modern, liberal society. Then he applies this
insight on our contemporary challenges in a highly meaningful way.
This book boldly and creatively addresses the relation between
theology and sociology and explores how we are impacted by our
cultural and religious environment."
--Knut Alfsvåg, VID Specialized University
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