In the cultural and intellectual crosscurrents that flow between Europe and the Americas, the name Søren Kierkegaard is prominent. Mark Taylor discusses Kierkegaard’s interpretation and criticism of nineteenth-century philosophy and religious thought, particularly of Christianity in the form of the Danish state church, and how they affect contemporary religious thought and practice.
In the second segment [24:00], John Sekora comments on how Afro-American slave narratives of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries have had a continuous influence on American life up to the 1980s.
At the time of this interview, Taylor, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1982-83), was professor of religion at Williams College.
At the time of the recording, Sekora, a Fellow at the Center (1982-83), was professor of English at Western Illinois University.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
