Kierkegaard and Paradoxes

Reformed Theological Seminary

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Kierkegaard and Paradoxes

Lesson 9 Lecture 1

May 15, 2001 • Dr. Ronald Nash

Continue reviewing Kierkegaard's book Concluding Unscientific Postscript (CUP)

Explain some of the key ideas discussed in the CUP such as truth, faith, history, and the person of Christ

Mention some of Kierkegaard's positive insights in the CUP

Introduction and Postmodernism Part 1

May 15, 2001 • Dr. Ronald Nash

In this lesson, you will define the Enlightenment in terms of its major assumptions about God, reason, and progress List the characteristics of the present period (called post–modernity) and explore their relation to the Christian faith

Introduction and Postmodernism Part 2

May 15, 2001 • Dr. Ronald Nash

Rousseau and Kant

May 15, 2001 • Dr. Ronald Nash

Discuss the significance of Rousseau's political ideas and relate them to our current government policies Demonstrate the revolutionary change that Immanuel Kant introduced into the history of philosophy by exploring his belief that the human mind, rather than the external world, is the center of the knowing process Explain Kant's philosophy by means of several different illustrations