OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi CATHOLIC THEOLOGY AFTER KIERKEGAARD OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi Catholic Theology after Kierkegaard JOSHUA FURNAL 1 OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi 3 GreatClarendonStreet,Oxford,OX26DP, UnitedKingdom OxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxford. ItfurtherstheUniversity’sobjectiveofexcellenceinresearch,scholarship, andeducationbypublishingworldwide.Oxfordisaregisteredtrademarkof OxfordUniversityPressintheUKandincertainothercountries ©JoshuaFurnal2016 AllBiblequotesaretheNewRevisedStandardVersion ©1952,unlessotherwiseindicated.AllotherBiblicalreferences aretheEnglishStandardVersion©1971andtheNewJerusalemBible©1985. 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OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi To April, ti amo per sempre... OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi Acknowledgements Gratefully,Ihaveincurredanumberofdebtsandgainedanumberof friendsalongtheway;somewillinevitablygounmentioned,buthave nonethelessmadethisbookpossible.Thegermofthisbookbeganas anexperimentalessaywrittenforMarcusPound,whofirsthelpedme toseethedifferencebetweenanexperimentandaresearchproposal. If it wasn’t for his abiding assistance and encouragement, this book wouldhavenevergotoffthegroundinthefirstplace.Ifirstcameto DurhamtoworkwithGerardLoughlin,whohasbeengenerouswith histimeandwhosecommentshavebeenperceptive.Aspecialthanks goes to Lewis Ayres for his informal guidance, generous hospitality, and unfailing support with sharpening my argument. I am also thankfulforaserendipitousmeetinginTriestethatledtoimportant friendships with Rosa Goglia, Antonio Russo, Gianluca Trombini, andElvioFontana,whoallhelpedmegetbetteracquaintedwiththe personandarchivesofCornelioFabro. I would like to thank Cullen McKenney, Andrew Brower-Latz, Thomas Lynch, Matt Crawford, and Jonathan Benatti, who all took thetimetohelpmereviseearlierdrafts.I’dliketothankespeciallyJeff Byrnes, who first prodded me to pursue graduate studies and con- tinuestobeformeaconstantinspiration,asourceofwisdom,anda friend. Also, I am grateful to Dan Watts, who graciously gave of his time, and whose conversations instilled confidence in my reading of Kierkegaard. I will always be grateful for the encouragement and indelible insight that David Burrell has offered me over the years. AlsoIamthankfulforSusannahHeschel,whochampionedmywork atavulnerablemoment—Istandontheshouldersofgiants.Thanks also to Chris Insole and to George Pattison who were gracious PhD examinersandwhobothencouragedmetopublishthebook.Finally, I’d like to thank Tom Perridge and two anonymous reviewers at OxfordUniversityPressforseeingthisthroughtherevisionprocess. The quality of this book has been much improved through such assistance. Nonpossodimenticarelamiainspirazionespiritualeeilsostegno della fede: Marco e Lucilla, Carmen, Alberto e Ricardo, Jose Maria Castillo, e Tony Currer. Devo ringraziare Dio, in questo sentiero di OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi viii Acknowledgements speranza, per la vostra amicizia che ci fa sperimentare una comuni- cazione di vita profonda, e che ci fa crescere nella gioia dello Spirito Santo. ‘Hasta Siempre’! Finally, I dedicate this labour of love to my belovedApril,whoaccompaniedmethroughthisentirejourneyand whoisever-patient—sheneverceasestoremindmethatwithGod,all thingsarepossible. OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,2/11/2015,SPi Contents Abbreviations xii Introduction:CatholicTheologyafterKierkegaard 1 RationaleofBook:WhyStudytheCatholicReception ofKierkegaard? 5 DistinctiveContributions 8 ChapterOutline 9 1. TowardsaMoreEcumenicalReadingofKierkegaard’s TheologicalAnthropology 13 1.1. ObstaclestoanEcumenicalReadingofKierkegaard’s TheologicalAnthropology 15 1.2. Re-examiningtheLutheranStructureofKierkegaard’s TheologicalAnthropologyinWorksofLove 19 1.3. Re-examiningtheCompatibilityofKierkegaard’s TheologicalAnthropologyinCatholicPerspective 29 1.4. Kierkegaard’sNon-HistoricistApproachtothe ChristianFaith 44 1.4.1. TheParadoxofDivineTeachingin Kierkegaard’sSocraticThought-Experiment 46 1.4.2. TheEpochalEquidistanceofDivineRevelation: TheAutopsyofFaithandContemporaneity 58 1.5. Conclusion:RetrievingtheBroaderCatholicity ofKierkegaard’sTheologicalAnthropology 64 2. TheWiderCatholicReceptionofKierkegaard’s WritingsintheTwentiethCentury 67 2.1. TheKierkegaardRenaissanceinEurope 68 2.2. TheodorHaecker 73 2.3. RomanoGuardini 78 2.4. ErichPrzywara 83 2.5. ErikPeterson 86 2.6. JeanDaniélou 91 2.7. YvesCongar 92 2.8. JamesCollins 95 2.9. LouisDupré 98 2.10. Conclusion:AKierkegaardianTradition withinCatholicism 102