RT Article
T1 The Importance of Patience in Kierkegaard’s Becoming Self
JF Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
VO 13
IS 2
SP 211
OP 221
A1 Bowen, Amber 1987-
LA English
PB Sage Publishing
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1742024130
AB This article examines the significance of patience in Søren Kierkegaard’s 1843–1844 discourses on patience as a needed corrective for the “common sense” perception of time as an adversary rather than a friend. Kierkegaard stresses the biblical idea of the goodness of time especially in connection to the formation of the self. According to his authorship, the self is not a static being, but one that develops, expands, and becomes its most mature expression through God’s transformative work in time. This perspective on the self and its relationship to time illuminates the crucial role of patience as an essential formative virtue. While there are many insights to be garnered from Kierkegaard’s idea of patience for philosophical discussions on the nature of the self, this article focuses on how they are especially salient and applicable for spiritual formation and discipleship.
K1 Kierkegaard
K1 Patience
K1 Selfhood
K1 Spiritual Formation
K1 Time
K1 Virtue
DO 10.1177/1939790920935077