ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. It demonstrates the important role Pietism played in Kierkegaard's personal background. However, the point here is not to elaborate on places of connection or to smooth over rough edges, but, rather, to provide some anticipatory remarks. It has shown Kierkegaard's multifaceted connection to the 'corrective' movement of Pietism, and thereby it has revealed how Kierkegaard's own 'corrective' task was not random, but, rather, an outcome of his upbringing and intellectual background. It is now clear that Kierkegaard's relationship with Pietism has implications beyond the pale of specialist interest, linking him to larger issues in modern theological reflection and, in turn, putting him in fresh contact with other thinkers. To say, then, that these remarks have been anticipatory is to look forward to more robust treatments later, when the question of 'Kierkegaard and Pietism' has given way to its application.
