Works Of Love by Søren Kierkegaard
Some Christian Reflections in the Form of Discourses
A meditation on the Christian commandment to love one’s neighbor as an ethical and existential demand, arguing that true love is not a mix of sentiment and preference but an unconditional, duty-bound commitment that expresses itself in humble service, forgiveness, and the willing concealment of another’s faults; it distinguishes between erotic longing, friendship, and agapic neighbor-love, emphasizes inwardness, responsibility, and the daily, often sacrificial work of loving, and explores how genuine love both preserves the beloved’s individuality and confronts the self with the paradox of being called to love as a divine command rather than a mere feeling.
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- Published
- 1847
- Nationality
- Danish
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-300 pages
- Original Language
- Danish
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- Kjerlighedens Gjerninger
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