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The most accessible Kierkegaard reader ever“In a culture awash in religious silliness, Kierkegaard’s bracing metaphors expose our mediocrities and energize us with a clarified sense of what it means to follow Jesus.” –
Eugene Peterson, author,
Subversive SpiritualityProvocations contains a little of everything from Kierkegaard’s prodigious output: his famously cantankerous (yet wryly humorous) attacks on what he calls the “mediocre shell” of conventional Christianity, his brilliantly pithy parables, his wise (and witty) sayings.
Most significantly, it brings to a new generation a man whose writings pare away the fluff of modern spirituality to reveal the basics of the Christ-centered life: decisiveness, obedience, and recognition of the truth.
About the author
Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the Danish philosopher and theologian, is regarded as a father of modern existentialism. His works include
Either/Or,
Philosophical Fragments, and
Works of Love.
Summary
The most accessible Kierkegaard reader ever
“In a culture awash in religious silliness, Kierkegaard’s bracing metaphors expose our mediocrities and energize us with a clarified sense of what it means to follow Jesus.” –Eugene Peterson, author, Subversive Spirituality
Provocations contains a little of everything from Kierkegaard’s prodigious output: his famously cantankerous (yet wryly humorous) attacks on what he calls the “mediocre shell” of conventional Christianity, his brilliantly pithy parables, his wise (and witty) sayings.
Most significantly, it brings to a new generation a man whose writings pare away the fluff of modern spirituality to reveal the basics of the Christ-centered life: decisiveness, obedience, and recognition of the truth.
Foreword
The most accessible Kierkegaard reader ever
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A treasure chest of powerful insights…Those who do not already know Kierkegaard will surely be led by these selections to read the whole works from which they are taken.
