Soren+Kierkegaard

 **__Soren Kierkegaard__**  John O’Connell   Early in life, Soren Kierkegaard was famous for his critical writing on others. For example, when he reviewed ‘Only a Fiddler’, a novel by Hans Christian Andersen, Kierkegaard criticized Andersen for the lack of life-development and a life-view, which he strongly believed was and important aspect of writing novels (Stanford). Later on, he wrote about the meanings of religion and individuality, which got a lot of attention (Existential Primer). It was during these later years that his writing began to focus more on religion, mostly in a critical sense. He even established a journal, called The Instant. He used this to criticize the church’s ideals and influence (Existential Primer). Unfortunately, soon after this began, he died on November 11 1855.

 **__Works Cited:__** 1. “Soren Kierkegaard, the Original Leap of Faith”. The Existential Primer. 20 Aug 2010 []

2. “Soren Kierkegaard”. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 20 Aug 2010  []