Fear and Trembling
Dialectical Lyric by Johannes De Silentio
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Publisher Description
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
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What is active faith?
Kierkegaard speaks as a modern man. The father of Christian Existentialism, he portrayed faith as the antidote to the absurd (uncertainty and despair). He showed a knight of faith who tested the promises of God. The boring man is one who dwells unthoughtful while the daring man takes the challenge of God. Therefore, let us work out our salvation with fear and trembling.