What is Magnús Eiríksson?
[[File:Magnus Eiriksson 01.jpg|thumb|Magnús Eiríksson (1876)]] [[File:Signatur Eiriksson.JPG|thumb|Signature]] '''Magnús Eiríksson''' (born 22 June 1806 in Skinnalón, [[Iceland]]; died 3 July 1881 in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]) was an Icelandic [[Theology|theologian]]. He lived in Copenhagen at the same time as [[Søren Kierkegaard]] (1813-1855) and [[Hans Lassen Martensen]] (1808-1884) and viewed their opinions on [[religion]] and [[Christianity]] with a critical eye. Magnús Eiríksson was a [[Lutheran]] who developed a [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] conviction. ==Works== Here are some works by Eiríksson, with the [[Danish language|Danish]] title on the right: * ''On Baptists and Infant Baptism'' (''Om Baptister og Barnedaab''), Copenhagen 1844. * ''Faith, Superstition and Unbelief'' (''Tro, Overtro og Vantro''), Copenhagen 1846. * ''Dr. Martensen’s Printed Moral Paragraphs'' (''Dr. Martensens trykte moralske Paragrapher''), Copenhagen 1846. * ''Speculative Orthodoxy'' (''Speculativ Rettroenhed''), Copenhagen 1849. * [Theophilus Nicolaus], ''Is Faith a Paradox and ‘by Virtue of the Absurd’?'' (''Er Troen et Paradox og “i Kraft af det Absurde”?'' ), Copenhagen 1850. * ''About the Gospel of John'' (''Om Johannes-Evangeliet''), Copenhagen 1863. * ''Paul and Christ'' (''Paulus og Christus''), Copenhagen 1871. * ''Jews and Christians'' (''Jøder og Christne''), Copenhagen 1873. {{bio-stub}} <!--Icelandic name--> {{DEFAULTSORT:Eiriksson, Magnus}} [[Category:1806 births]] [[Category:1881 deaths]] [[Category:Christian theologians]] [[Category:Icelandic writers|Magnus Eiriksson]] [[Category:Lutherans]] [[Category:Unitarians]]