Mulder Jr., Jack
Dr. Jack Mulder is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hope College, having also taught at Purdue University, where he earned his Ph.D. He specializes in Philosophy of Religion and in Kierkegaard’s thought. He has articles published or forthcoming on related topics in such journals as Continental Philosophy Review, Kierkegaard Studies Yearbook, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, and Listening: A Journal of Religion and Culture.
2005 0-7734-5856-5Mysticism is often characterized by, among other things, the annihilation of the self and union with God. On a standard reading of Kierkegaard’s insistence upon the absolute distinction between Creator and creation would force him to reject anything like mystical union with God. For Kierkegaard, when we attempt to secure some meaning for our lives that transcends the limits of those lives themselves, we meet with utter failure because of our finitude and, ultimately, sinfulness. Thus, we must “die” to our human longing to secure this meaning on our own, and must receive it from God through grace.
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