Works of Love"One of Soren Kierkegaard's most important writings, Works of Love is a profound examination of the human heart, in which the great philosopher conducts the reader into the inmost secrets of Love. "Deep within every man," Kierkegaard writes, "there lies the dread of being alone in the world, forgotten by God, overlooked among the household of millions upon millions." Love, for Kierkegaard, is one of the central aspects of existence; it saves us from isolation and unites us with one another and with God. This new edition of Works of Love features an original foreword by Kierkegaard scholar George Pattison." |
Contents
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A Love Is the Fullfilling of the Law | 99 |
Our Duty to Love Those We See | 153 |
Our Duty to Be in the Debt of Love to Each Another | 171 |
Love Builds Up | 199 |
Love Believes All Things and Yet Is Never Deceived | 213 |
Love Seeks Not Its Own | 247 |
Love Hides the Multiplicity of Sins | 261 |
Love Abides | 279 |
Mercifulness a Work of Love Even if It Can Give Nothing | 292 |
The Victory of Reconciliation in Love Which Wins | 306 |
The Work of Love in Remembering One Dead | 317 |
Conclusion | 344 |
Notes | 354 |
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