Charles K. Bellinger
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195134988
- eISBN:
- 9780199833986
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195134982.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, Philosophy of Religion
Adolf Hitler and Naziism are interpreted as an extreme example of Kierkegaard's aesthetic sphere of existence. Stalin and Russian Communism are interpreted as an extreme example of Kierkegaard's ...
More
Adolf Hitler and Naziism are interpreted as an extreme example of Kierkegaard's aesthetic sphere of existence. Stalin and Russian Communism are interpreted as an extreme example of Kierkegaard's ethical sphere of existence. The varying forms of psychopathology they manifest make clear the consequences of human rejection of the divine call to spiritual growth. Naziism and Stalinism can also be interpreted as political religions, in other words, as modern forms of idolatry.Less
Adolf Hitler and Naziism are interpreted as an extreme example of Kierkegaard's aesthetic sphere of existence. Stalin and Russian Communism are interpreted as an extreme example of Kierkegaard's ethical sphere of existence. The varying forms of psychopathology they manifest make clear the consequences of human rejection of the divine call to spiritual growth. Naziism and Stalinism can also be interpreted as political religions, in other words, as modern forms of idolatry.
Marion Elizabeth Rodgers
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780195072389
- eISBN:
- 9780199787982
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195072389.003.0038
- Subject:
- Literature, 19th-century and Victorian Literature
Although Mencken remained popular among American blacks during the 1930s, he began to alienate Jewish American fans who believed that Mencken, like the rest of the world, was ignoring the threat of ...
More
Although Mencken remained popular among American blacks during the 1930s, he began to alienate Jewish American fans who believed that Mencken, like the rest of the world, was ignoring the threat of Adolf Hitler. This was exacerbated by Mencken's flippant review of the abridged version of Mein Kampf in the pages of The American Mercury.Less
Although Mencken remained popular among American blacks during the 1930s, he began to alienate Jewish American fans who believed that Mencken, like the rest of the world, was ignoring the threat of Adolf Hitler. This was exacerbated by Mencken's flippant review of the abridged version of Mein Kampf in the pages of The American Mercury.
