Works of love

Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol 16

Hardcover, 580 pages

English language

Published May 6, 1995 by Princeton University Press.

ISBN:
978-0-691-03792-9
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OCLC Number:
30979111

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Works of Love (Danish: Kjerlighedens Gjerninger) is a work by Søren Kierkegaard written in 1847. It is one of the works which he published under his own name, as opposed to his more famous "pseudonymous" works. Works of Love deals primarily with the Christian conception of agape love in contrast with erotic love (eros) or preferential love (phileo) given to friends and family. Kierkegaard uses this value/virtue to understand the existence and relationship of the individual Christian. Having helped found Existentialism, he uses it and a high-level of theology citing the scriptures of the Christian Bible. Many of the chapters take a mention of love from the New Testament and center reflections about the transfer of individuals from secular modes (the stages of the aesthetic and ethical) to genuine religious experience and existence. Since human experience is a key to understanding Kierkegaard, the actual relationships and experiences of disciples and …

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Subjects

  • Christian theology
  • Literary studies: 19th century
  • Other prose: 19th century
  • Phenomenology & Existentialism
  • Love
  • Kierkegaard, Soren
  • Danish
  • Philosophy
  • Religious aspects
  • Christian Life - General
  • History & Surveys - 19th Century
  • Religious
  • Philosophy / Religious
  • Religion
  • Christianity
  • Spiritual life