The modern life course is described as a 'choice biography.' Rationality and control, and life planning and self-management are central notions. Instead of rejecting the notion categorically, this article opts for a more balanced approach. The Protestant tradition shares central characteristics with choice biography, as Calvin, Edwards, and Bunyan show. However, there are dissimilarities as well. Fundamental in 'choice biography' is its lack of transcendence. Modern individualism threatens to collapse into one-dimensional secularism and egoism. In retrieving Kierkegaard's legacy, the notion 'choice biography' might undergo a critical re-appraisal. In his philosophy, we find both the absolute value of the individual's choices, and a plea for transcendence. The modern life course is described as a 'choice biography.' Rationality and control, and life planning and self-management are central notions. Instead of rejecting the notion categorically, this article opts for a more balanced approach. The Protestant tradition shares central characteristics with choice biography, as Calvin, Edwards, and Bunyan show. However, there are dissimilarities as well. Fundamental in 'choice biography' is its lack of transcendence. Modern individualism threatens to collapse into one-dimensional secularism and egoism. In retrieving Kierkegaard's legacy, the notion 'choice biography' might undergo a critical re-appraisal. In his philosophy, we find both the absolute value of the individual's choices, and a plea for transcendence.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2007
توصيف ظاهري
272-293
عنوان
Journal of Reformed Theology
شماره جلد
1/3
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1569-7312
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
CHOICE BIOGRAPHY
اصطلاح موضوعی
KIERKEGAARD
اصطلاح موضوعی
PROTESTANTISM
اصطلاح موضوعی
SELF-REALIZATION
اصطلاح موضوعی
TRANSCENDENCE
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )