Purity of Heart
Is To Will One Thing
1st Edition
Published on 19. April 2011
224 pages
978-0-06-203017-7 (ISBN)
Description
Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the Danish writer Soren Kierkegaard is regarded as one of the most significant and influential figures in contemporary thought. In Kierkegaard's view, faith is the most essential task of life. Faith is not a matter of dogmatic adherence, but rather of subjective passion. In Purity of Heart, Kierkegaard discusses different aspects of living, particularly the responsibility of single-minded spiritual seeking and ethical integrity, offering clues to the nature of the good while insisting that each reader must work this out for themselves.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- PREFACE
- 1. Introduction: Man and the Eternal
- 2. Remorse, Repentance, Confession: Eternity's Emissaries to Man
- 3. Barriers to Willing One Thing: Variety and Great Moments Are Not One Thing
- 4. Barriers to Willing One Thing: The Reward-Disease
- 5. Barriers to Willing One Thing: Willing Out of Fear of Punishment
- 6. Barriers to Willing One Thing: Egocentric Service of the
- 7. Barriers to Willing One Things: Commitment to a Certain Degree
- 8. The Price of Willing One Thing: Commitment, Loyalty. Readiness to Suffer All
- 9. The Price of Willing One Thing: The Exposure of Evasions
- 10. The Price of Willing One Thing: An Examination of the Extreme Case of an Incurable Sufferer
- 11. The Price of Willing One Thing: The Sufferer's Use of Cleverness to Expose Evasion
- 12. What Then Must I Do? The Listener's Role in a Devotional Address
- 13. What Then Must I Do? Live as an "Individual"
- 14. What Then Must I Do? Occupation and Vocation
- Means and End
- 15. Conclusion: Man and the Eternal
- Notes
- TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION
- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
- About the Author
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
