Radicalmente cristão: doença, cura e a tarefa de tornar-se si-mesmo nos escritos kierkegaardianos de 1849

Abstract

Kierkegaard tried to bring to the surface elements of Christianity that he considered were being lost in his time. In this sense, he is a radically Christian author. We can look for other possible meanings for this term and this is done in the dissertation through the analysis of Kierkegaard's existential project. For this purpose, the year 1849 stands out as it is a period in which the author emphasizes religious writing. The analogy with medicine that runs through the work The Sickness unto Death allows this text to be articulated with several other writings by Kierkegaard, both pseudonymous and edifying. Despair represents the disease of the spirit and faith represents healing. Becoming self is seen as the goal of existence. Sin is despair before God. Christianity shows human beings that the diagnosis and cure for spiritual disease can only be achieved through revelation, through the paradox of Christ. Speculative thinking is only capable of reaching paradox, the attitude of faith goes beyond mere rationality, it involves a double movement in existence. Articulated to faith is love, which can be seen as the foundation itself. Christian existence can be conceived as a task composed of gift and exigency. With the above, we try to demonstrate that the notion of Christianity considered by Kierkegaard is relevant, being able to dialogue with different fields of study and bring rich reflections to our time.