Chapter 22: Faith Is Just Another Word for Looking Out for Clues
On “The Good Place” Shawn offers Michael a promotion, and among the humans only Eleanor has faith that Michael is actually still on their side. On the podcast, Leah Jones and Jon talk about how little they know about Kierkegaard – but how a leap to faith opens you to clues, lessons, and ethical possibilities you wouldn’t otherwise have access to.
Links and Deeper Dives
We don’t have any primary Jewish texts for you this episode! Here are a few links related to Kierkegaard:
A concise and helpful summary of Kierkegaard’s analysis of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac, from of all places The Guardian magazine!
“Kierkegaard and the Funny” -- not directly related and not a quick link, but a doctoral dissertation that is (a) about Kierkegaard, (b) about humor, and (c) written by a Jewish person, TV writer Eric Kaplan (“Big Bang Theory” and more)
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel discusses Kierkegaard in his final book, A Passion for Truth, about the poles of joy and unflinching truth in religious life
A sermon by Jon about hope