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Søren Kierkegaard

1813 – 1855

First existentialist; wrote on anxiety, despair and the leap of faith.

Denmark·Philosophy · Theology

Emmet Fox

1886 – 1951

Filled New York auditoriums in the Depression; his writing shaped early Alcoholics Anonymous.

Ireland·New Thought · Theology

Simone Weil

1909 – 1943

Wrote on attention, affliction and rootedness while working the factory floor.

France·Philosophy · Theology