- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (Nov 1 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061875996
- ISBN-13: 978-0061875991
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.5 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #315,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this new collection, Oxford theologian George Pattison translates and selects SØren Kierkegaard's previously neglected writings on spirituality—works that greatly deepen our understanding of the influential thinker. In philosophy and literature, Kierkegaard ("By far the most profound thinker of the nineteenth century"—Ludwig Wittgenstein) is generally perceived as epitomizing existential angst. However, there is much more to Kierkegaard than the popular image of the “melancholy Dane” or the iconoclastic critic of established Christendom. Alongside the pseudonymous books for which he is largely known, Kierkegaard also wrote many devotional works, which he called "upbuilding" or "edifying" discourses. Taken as a whole, these writings offer something very different from the popular view—they embody a spirituality grounded in a firm sense of human life as a divine gift.
About the Author
SØren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) lived in Copenhagen, Denmark. His books include Works of Love and Spiritual Writings (translated and edited by George Pattison).
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Lesser Known Biblical Commentary, Jan 23 2011
By Rod Zinkel "Parish" - Published on Amazon.com
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The discourses that make up this book are not often referred to in other works and do not expound on the existentialist philosophy Kierkegaard is known for. These are more like traditional biblical commentary. George Pattison explains that this book is meant for lay readers, not scholars, and so some editing is required, modernizing some language, changing the frequently used masculine pronouns he and him, and cutting some length. I could not say for brevity because, while the discourses are not overlong, so many are based on the same biblical verses, so that the effect is, at times, tedious. Pattison admits the author may have intended to teach patience by this.The discourses of Part I and the first few of Part II and III are the strong essays, in part because the others seem repetitive. Each part has a theme: Part I - the gift, which emphasizes all we have is from God; Part II - the bird and the lily, emphasizing all we can learn from the figures Jesus tells us to consider; Part III - love and forgiveness. There are important lessons here; some are rather unique. An example is from the first discourse, in which K writes that wanting God to give the perfect gift as we define it would limit God, as though he knew nothing more than we do. There are thought-provoking statements, such as "Woe to those who are so proud as not to be able to forget what makes them different, but woe, too, to those who are so lowly as not to forget what makes them different."
The format of the e-book is fine, though unnumbered footnotes present a problem.
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Some Dense Reading, May 23 2011
By Momazing "Student of Christianity" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Spiritual Writings: A New Translation and Selection (Paperback)
This book is very enlightening, but I suggest some Bible knowledge before reading it. It is very dense. You wouldn't take it to a coffee house to read.
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