David Cain (professor)
Encyclopedia
David William Cain is a distinguished professor of religion at the University of Mary Washington
and past president of the Søren Kierkegaard Society of North America. He has chaired plenary sessions on and authored books about Søren Kierkegaard
. He lectures in Christian theology
and Kierkegaard. He is also an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ
.
University of Mary Washington
The University of Mary Washington is a public, coeducational liberal arts college located in the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1908 by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a normal school, during much of the twentieth century it was part of the University of Virginia, until...
and past president of the Søren Kierkegaard Society of North America. He has chaired plenary sessions on and authored books about Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish Christian philosopher, theologian and religious author. He was a critic of idealist intellectuals and philosophers of his time, such as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel...
. He lectures in Christian theology
Christian theology
- Divisions of Christian theology :There are many methods of categorizing different approaches to Christian theology. For a historical analysis, see the main article on the History of Christian theology.- Sub-disciplines :...
and Kierkegaard. He is also an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
.
Publications
- David Cain. (1997) An Evocation of KierkegaardAn Evocation of KierkegaardAn Evocation of Kierkegaard by David Cain is an illustrated book about the world of Søren Kierkegaard. It is not a biography, rather a book about Kierkegaard in Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark...
/En Fremkaldelse af Kierkegaard. Copenhagen: C. A. Reitzel. ISBN 87-7876-010-0 - David Cain (1978) Reckoning with Kierkegaard: Christian Faith and Dramatic Literature. Princeton University: University Microfilms International. ASIN: B0006WO4S6
- David Cain (Editor) (2007) "Sermons Of Arthur C. McGill: Theological Fascinations Volume One" Cascade Books: A Division of Wipf & Stock Publishers. ISBN 10: 1-59752-917-6. ISBN 13: 978-1-59752-917-4