This book is the first anthology of writings to be devoted to Icelandic theologian and religious writer Magnus Eiriksson (1806-1881). A contemporary of Kierkegaard, Eiriksson made a name (and enemies) for himself by being an outspoken advocate of tol...

"Ideas in History" is the result of collaborative efforts between nearly a dozen universities and colleges to further awareness of research, resources, and activities in the field of intellectual history in Nordic countries and internationally. It en...

Soren Kierkegaard's radical protestant philosophy of the individual – in which a person's leap of faith is favored over general ethics – has become a model for many contemporary political theorists. Thinkers such as Slavoj Zizek and Alain Badiou have...