Showing posts with label William Barret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Barret. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Knight of Faith

I recently read a piece entitled "Zen for the West" by American philosopher and essayist William Barrett (1913 - 1992).  In his essay, Barrett refers to Danish philsopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard, and Kierkegaard's references to the Knight of Faith and the Knight of Resignation.  While my research is quite incomplete, I include this post to encourage others in search of truth to explore his writings, particularly his work Fear and Trembling.  I steal these excerpts directly from Wikipedia to spark your interest.