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The infamous and controversial work that made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and CamusWriting under the pseudonym of "Johannes de silentio," Kierkegaard expounds his personal view of religion through a discussion of the scene in Genesis in which Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command.
Feb 10, 2022 · Fear and trembling by Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855. Publication date 2006 Topics Abraham (Biblical patriarch), Isaac (Biblical patriarch) -- Sacrifice, Kierkegaard ...
The infamous and controversial work that made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and CamusWriting under the pseudonym of "Johannes de silentio," Kierkegaard expounds his personal view of religion through a discussion of the scene in Genesis in which Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command.
Fear and Trembling is Kierkegaard’s astonishingly dexterous analysis of faith via the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac: “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him…Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a ...
1 Homing in on Fear and Trembling 6 Alastair Hannay 2 Fear and Trembling’s “Attunement” as midrash 26 Jacob Howland 3 Johannes de silentio’s dilemma 44 Clare Carlisle 4 Can an admirer of silentio’s Abraham consistently believe that child sacrifice is forbidden? 61 C. Stephen Evans 5 Eschatological faith and repetition: Kierkegaard ...
Fear and Trembling was written by Danish theologian and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard and published in 1843. Kierkegaard examines the angest (anxiety) faced by Abraham when God orders him to sacrifice his son Isaac to test his faith. Kierkegaard may have been using Abraham’s ordeal to examine his own decision to break off his relationship ...
Søren Kierkegaard writes this book under the pseudonym Johannes de silentio, which translates into “John of the silence.” The book opens with a discussion about the state of modern society (for Kierkegaard, this would mean 19th-century Europe) and how so many people want to go beyond faith.
