The volume contains a collection of German and English essays dealing with the reception of Soren Kierkegaard which take a closer look at the terms appropriation and reflection . The double meaning in the subtitle is intended: The book not only discusses the (explicit) appropriation of and (implicit) reflection on the ideas of Kierkegaard within the context of their history of reception and influence. It also provides insight into the precursors of Kierkegaard and important sources of his thinking. In the reconstruction of the history of Kierkegaard s reception the focus is on the so-called pseudonymous works and their impact on philosophy and theology mainly within Germany in the nineteenth and twentieth century. In the study s treatment of the sources, the emphasis is primarily on Kierkegaard s dispute with some of the main representatives of (post) Hegelian thinking."

This volume presents a collection of published and unpublished writings on the philosophy and theology of Soren Kierkegaard. The broad range of texts and topics included in the volume extends from systematic introductory articles about fundamental theoretical and epistemological questions to specialized examinations of terminological, ontological, and theological issues. The contributions are directed in part toward resolving the hermeneutical problems raised by Kierkegaard s writings. In addition, they take up and expand upon the essential possibilities offered by Kierkegaard s writings for elucidating issues in the philosophy of religion and theology."