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Kierkegaard uses the Two Upbuilding Discourses to explain that the single individual has a relationship with God that is based on faith, not on knowledge. When faith announces itself within the individual, the job is to protect faith against its greatest enemy, doubt .
Two Upbuilding Discourses (1844) is a book by Søren Kierkegaard . History. Kierkegaard wrote the Eighteen Upbuilding Discourses during the years of 1843–1844. These discourses were translated from Danish to English in the 1940s, and from Danish to German in the 1950s, and then to English again in 1990.
Aug 1, 2020 · The present article proposes a reading of the Two Edifying Discourses of 1843 as they represent a position of Kierkegaard with respect to his way to face the philosophical tradition when...
- Preface
- The Expectancy of Faith
- Every Good and Every Perfect Gift Is from Above
Although this little book (which is called “discourses,” not sermons, because its author does not have authority to preach, “upbuilding discourses,” not discourses for upbuilding, because the speak...
There is talk of the good things of the world, of health, happy times, prosperity, power, good fortune, a glorious fame. And we are warned against them; the person who has them is warned not to rel...
When you had doubts about what came from God or about what was a good and perfect gift, did you risk the venture? And when the light sparkle of joy beckoned you, did you thank God for it? And when...
Edifying Discourses in Diverse Spirits (Danish: Opbyggelige Taler i forskjellig Aand, also known as Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits) is an 1847 book by Søren Kierkegaard. The book is divided into three parts just as Either/Or was in 1843 and many of his other discourses were.
- Søren Kierkegaard
- 1847
I began with Either/Or and two upbuilding discourses; now it ends, after the whole upbuilding series—with a little esthetic essay [The Crisis].
Mar 3, 2011 · The Discourses started in 1843 and continued until 1855. He wrote more 80 discourses in all. This selection was translated by David F Swenson in the 1940's. They come from Eighteen Upbuilding Discourses 1843-18544 Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions 1845 Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits 1847
