Fear and Trembling

I haven't had a chance to deal with Kierkegaard in this kind of formal setting since I wrote my doctoral dissertation on the theology of self-formation in Soren Kierkegaard, kind of looking at his theological narrative of what it means to become a fully integrated, authentic human self.

For that, I primarily based my work on the concept of anxiety and the sickness unto death, which we will be reading for this study, and then also fear and trembling, which we won't get to at least directly in this study, although I'll probably mention it from time to time.

In The concept of anxiety, well, it's just that.

It's about anxiety.

There's a lot of value in this text.

I look forward to getting to that.

And then I said I also did some work with Fear and Trembling, which uses the scenario of Abraham and Isaac to talk about the life of faith or more specifically, the leap of faith.

But again, I will mention that probably more in context with the sickness unto death But we won't directly get to that in this study just for the sake of capacity for time But maybe we'll get to it some other time now These are the only texts that are required for this study if you would like some secondary helps There are a number that I could provide for you.

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For more information, or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Kierkegaard, Søren Aube Danish philosopher and religious author, born in Copenhagen, May 6, 1813, died there November 11, 1855. he was matriculated at the university of copenhagen in eighteen thirty and took up the study of theology devoting also considerable time to philosophy and ascetics his first literary product was a small pamphlet in which he attacked hans christian andersen contending that the latter was mistaken in making the hero of his only a fiddler a peevish nature and maintaining that genius can know of no defeat but that like a thunder-shower it will force itself against the wind this utterance may serve as a specimen of kierkegaard's thought in eighteen forty he obtained his first degree in theology and in the following year the master's degree for a dissertation on the concept of irony with special reference to socrates shortly afterward he went to berlin he wished to demonstrate the truth of christianity but not like other apologists by explaining its dogmas on february twenty eighteen forty three the first part of his large work whether or appeared pseudonymously rapidly followed by the second part entitled neither in which he answers the question propounded by himself as to whether the ascetical or the ethical type of life ought to be chosen Between 1843 and 1846, numerous other works appeared from his pen, of which may be mentioned Fear and Trembling, Bits of Philosophy, What is Fear?, and Stations on the Path of Life, in all of which he conceals his identity behind various alleged contemporary authors, representing himself as merely the publisher of their pseudonymous literature.

Only his sermons were published over his own name.

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The clarification of this concept thus becomes the next problem in his literary program.

By means of three successive volumes he advances, step by step, to a psychological motivation for faith.

Fear and Trembling, a dialectical lyric by Johannes de Salentio, 1843 THE REPETITION, A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT, by Constantine Constantius, 1843.

AND ANXIETY, A SIMPLE DESCRIPTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY WITH A VIEW TO THE ELUCIDATION OF THE DOGMATIC PROBLEM OF ORIGINAL SIN, by Vigilius Hofnensis, 1844.

He was matriculated at the University of Copenhagen in 1830 and took up the study of theology, devoting also considerable time to philosophy and aesthetics.

his first literary product was a small pamphlet in which he attacked hans christian andersen contending that the latter was mistaken in making the hero of his only a fiddler a peevish nature and maintaining that genius can know of no defeat but that like a thunder-shower it will force itself against the wind this utterance may serve as a specimen of kierkegaard's thought in eighteen forty he obtained his first degree in theology and in the following year the master's degree for a dissertation on the concept of irony with special reference to socrates shortly afterward he went to berlin he wished to demonstrate the truth of christianity but not like other apologists by explaining its dogmas on february twenty eighteen forty three the first part of his large work whether or appeared pseudonymously rapidly followed by the second part entitled neither in which he answers the question propounded by himself as to whether the ascetical or the ethical type of life ought to be chosen Between 1843 and 1846, numerous other works appear from his pen, of which may be mentioned Fear and Trembling, Bits of Philosophy, What is Fear?, and Stations on the Path of Life, in all of which he conceals his identity behind various alleged contemporary authors, representing himself as merely the publisher of their pseudonymous literature.

Only his sermons were published over his own name.

the first part of these works endeavors to impress the solemnity of christianity upon an age which lived either without christianity or with a christianity founded on custom

The clarification of this concept thus becomes the next problem in his literary program.

By means of three successive volumes he advances, step by step, to a psychological motivation for faith.

Fear and Trembling, a dialectical lyric by Johannes de Salentio, 1843 THE REPETITION, A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT, by Constantine Constantius, 1843.

AND ANXIETY, A SIMPLE DESCRIPTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY WITH A VIEW TO THE ELUCIDATION OF THE DOGMATIC PROBLEM OF ORIGINAL SIN, by Vigilius Hofnensis, 1844.

Born in Copenhagen, May 6, 1813.

Died there, November 11, 1855. he was matriculated at the university of copenhagen in eighteen thirty and took up the study of theology devoting also considerable time to philosophy and ascetics his first literary product was a small pamphlet in which he attacked hans christian andersen contending that the latter was mistaken in making the hero of his only a fiddler a peevish nature and maintaining that genius can know of no defeat but that like a thunder-shower it will force itself against the wind this utterance may serve as a specimen of kierkegaard's thought in eighteen forty he obtained his first degree in theology and in the following year the master's degree for a dissertation on the concept of irony with special reference to socrates shortly afterward he went to berlin he wished to demonstrate the truth of christianity but not like other apologists by explaining its dogmas on february twenty eighteen forty three the first part of his large work whether or appeared pseudonymously rapidly followed by the second part entitled neither in which he answers the question propounded by himself as to whether the ascetical or the ethical type of life ought to be chosen Between 1843 and 1846, numerous other works appeared from his pen, of which may be mentioned Fear and Trembling, Bits of Philosophy, What is Fear?, and Stations on the Path of Life, in all of which he conceals his identity behind various alleged contemporary authors, representing himself as merely the publisher of their pseudonymous literature.

Only his sermons were published over his own name.

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The clarification of this concept thus becomes the next problem in his literary program.

By means of three successive volumes he advances, step by step, to a psychological motivation for faith.

Fear and Trembling, a dialectical lyric, by Johannes de Salentio, 1843.

The Repetition, a psychological experiment, by Constantine Constantius, 1843. and anxiety a simple descriptive psychological inquiry with a view to the elucidation of the dogmatic problem of original sin by vigilius of eighteen forty four the last-named was published on the same day as the philosophical chips and constitutes from the point of view of content a companion volume End of recording.

but the knight of infinite resignation has not attained faith.

In order to transform into the knight of faith, he must make a double movement.

He must make the movement of infinity, renouncing everything finite and worldly, yet in the same moment make the movement of finitude, that is, have faith that he will regain what he renounced, be convinced that his highest earthly hope will be attained.

From the point of view of reason, faith is absurd.

Yet from the point of view of the knight of faith, who is convinced that spiritually speaking everything is possible, faith trumps reason.

The absurd is not the absurd.

Faith transforms it.

Just like Abraham, the father of faith, who was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac upon God's command, with the faith that God would return Isaac to him in this life, so too the knight of faith renounces the finite, and in the same instant has faith that he will gain it all back, and experience it more joyfully than the first time.

He was matriculated at the University of Copenhagen in 1830 and took up the study of theology, devoting also considerable time to philosophy and aesthetics.

his first literary product was a small pamphlet in which he attacked hans christian andersen contending that the latter was mistaken in making the hero of his only a fiddler a peevish nature and maintaining that genius can know of no defeat but that like a thunder-shower it will force itself against the wind this utterance may serve as a specimen of kierkegaard's thought in eighteen forty he obtained his first degree in theology and in the following year the master's degree for a dissertation on the concept of irony with special reference to socrates shortly afterward he went to berlin he wished to demonstrate the truth of christianity but not like other apologists by explaining its dogmas on february twenty eighteen forty three the first part of his large work whether or appeared pseudonymously rapidly followed by the second part entitled neither in which he answers the question propounded by himself as to whether the ascetical or the ethical type of life ought to be chosen Between 1843 and 1846, numerous other works appeared from his pen, of which may be mentioned Fear and Trembling, Bits of Philosophy, What is Fear?, and Stations on the Path of Life, in all of which he conceals his identity behind various alleged contemporary authors, representing himself as merely the publisher of their pseudonymous literature.

Only his sermons were published over his own name.

the first part of these works endeavors to impress the solemnity of christianity upon an age which lived either without christianity or with a christianity founded on custom

The clarification of this concept thus becomes the next problem in his literary program.

By means of three successive volumes he advances, step by step, to a psychological motivation for faith.

Fear and Trembling, a dialectical lyric, by Johannes de Salentio, 1843.

The Repetition, a psychological experiment, by Constantine Constantius, 1843. and anxiety a simple descriptive psychological inquiry with a view to the elucidation of the dogmatic problem of original sin by vigilius of eighteen forty four the last-named was published on the same day as the philosophical chips and constitutes from the point of view of content a companion volume End of recording.

The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote much about the risk associated with a life of faith.

We need to have humble courage, says Kierkegaard in his book Fear and Trembling, his meditation on the biblical story of when God called Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac.

Like Abraham, we need to go against what our rational mind suggests in some circumstances to reap the rewards of faith.

Or I would say, go against what our catastrophizing says in some circumstances to realize that we need healing in that moment.