The Socratic Dimension of Kierkegaard's Imitation

Imitation and Contemporaneity: Kierkegaard and the Imitation of Christ

“…4 Anti-Climacus's discussion of imitation arises out of his reflection on John 12:32 in which Christ states that 'And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.' (NRSV) 5 See, for instance Stan 2016, Thulstrup 1962, Barnnet 2008, Kafta nski 2016, Dewey 1968 Kierkegaard is clearly aware of other accounts of imitation-he explicitly refers to Luther and, according to Bradley Dewey, Kierkegaard's library contained two editions of The Imitation of Christ, along with other ascetic works by Johannes Tauler and William Law (1968, 112). However, Kierkegeaard avoids using the Latin imitatio Christi, which would help to situate his discussion of imitation alongside those in the history of Christian theology (Dewey, 1968, 119).…”