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Kierkegaard''s infamous and hugely influential philosophical work on faith, choice and sacrifice

In Fear and Trembling Kierkegaard, writing under the pseudonym Johannes de silentio, expounds his personal view of religion through the scene in Genesis in which Abraham prepares to kill his son at God''s command. Kierkegaard believed Abraham''s unreserved obedience to be the essential leap of faith needed to make a full commitment to his religion. The conviction shown in this polemic - that an individual can have an exceptional mission in life - informed all his later writings, and was also hugely influential for both Protestant theology and the existentialist movement.

Translated with an Introduction by Alastair Hannay



Table of Contents
Fear and Trembling Introduction
Fear and Trembling
Preface
Attunement
Speech in Praise of Abraham
Problemata
Preamble from the Heart
Problemata I
Problemata II
Problemata III
Epilogue
Notes

Fear and Trembling

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 29 August 1985
      ISBN-13 9780140444490
      978-0140444490
      ISBN-10 0140444491
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Kierkegaard''s infamous and hugely influential philosophical work on faith, choice and sacrifice

      In Fear and Trembling Kierkegaard, writing under the pseudonym Johannes de silentio, expounds his personal view of religion through the scene in Genesis in which Abraham prepares to kill his son at God''s command. Kierkegaard believed Abraham''s unreserved obedience to be the essential leap of faith needed to make a full commitment to his religion. The conviction shown in this polemic - that an individual can have an exceptional mission in life - informed all his later writings, and was also hugely influential for both Protestant theology and the existentialist movement.

      Translated with an Introduction by Alastair Hannay



      Table of Contents
      Fear and Trembling Introduction
      Fear and Trembling
      Preface
      Attunement
      Speech in Praise of Abraham
      Problemata
      Preamble from the Heart
      Problemata I
      Problemata II
      Problemata III
      Epilogue
      Notes

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