The concept of sin in Kierkegaard

A study from the works “The Concept of Anxiety” and “The Sickness Unto Death”

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25188/2447.7443.2016v24n1.298

Keywords:

Sin, Anguish, Desperate, Philosophy, Theology

Abstract

 This essay is a study of the meaning of sin inside the Kierkegaard’s work, starting from two of his publications. Initially, to locate us in the subject, we will go through general aspects of the philosophy and life of Kierkegaard. Following it will treat the concept of sin in the work “The Concept of Anxiety”, and after in the work “The Sickness Unto Death” seeking to understand the sin inside of the general frame of each writing, in its connection with the facts of the human subjectivity discussed by the philosopher. Ultimately, it will make a synthesis of the Kierkegaard’s thinking about the sin and it will think the relation between anguish and desperate inside the relation of them with the sin. 

Author Biographies

  • Bruno Bernardi Hintz, Faculdade Luterana de Teologia

    Bruno Bernardi Hintz é estudante do curso de Bacharelado em Teologia na Faculdade Luterana de Teologia – FLT, com sede em São Bento do Sul, SC. E-mail: bruno.hintz@flt.edu.br.

  • Claus Schwambach, Faculdade Luterana de Teologia

    Claus Schwambach (Dr.) é professor de Teologia Sistemática na FLT – Faculdade Luterana de Teologia e Editor-Chefe de Vox Scripturae. E-mail: claus.schwambach@diretoria.flt.edu.br.

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Published

01-06-2016

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Section

Articles on various theological and interdisciplinary topics

How to Cite

HINTZ, Bruno Bernardi; SCHWAMBACH, Claus. The concept of sin in Kierkegaard: A study from the works “The Concept of Anxiety” and “The Sickness Unto Death”. Vox Scripturae - Revista Teológica Internacional, São Bento do Sul, SC, v. 24, n. 1, p. 117–150, 2016. DOI: 10.25188/2447.7443.2016v24n1.298. Disponível em: https://revistas.flt.edu.br/voxscripturae/article/view/298. Acesso em: 6 jun. 2026.