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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Bishop Mynster?

2. What does Chapter 8 say about Hegel and his followers?

3. What religion does Robert Bretall in Chapter 11 say Kierkegaard follows?

4. Who did Bishop Mynster influence?

5. What do many Catholics argue Kierkegaard would have done had he lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kierkegaard outline about the human heart in Chapter 10, Edifying Discourses?

2. What does Kierkegaard see truth as?

3. What must individuality be separated from according to Chapter 8, Concluding Unscientific Postscript?

4. What does it mean to be a Christian according to Kierkegaard?

5. What does the existence of man contradict, according to Kierkegaard?

6. If you are a Christian, what are you not doing according to Kierkegaard in Chapter 14, Training in Christianity?

7. Why didn't Kierkegaard write anything between 1851 to 1854 according to Chapter 16, The Journals?

8. What does Kierkegaard seek about the church at the end of The Attack Upon Christendom?

9. What does Kierkegaard believe about modern Christianity?

10. What does Kierkegaard declare of truth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kierkegaard focuses on works of love and how these are necessary for the Christian. Examine the Epistle of James and how this Scripture supports Kierkegaard's belief in the works of love and a Christian practical ethic.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kierkegaard's beliefs in the Kierkegaard Anthology and discuss how he influenced theology or psychology. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Kierkegaard discusses the hazards in newspapers and in media. Discuss why the press is considered the heart of the public, yet appeals to the worst in humanity. Use the text to support your discussion.

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