Gospel of Sufferings By Soren Kierkegaard The only English translation of one of the great Danish thinker's most important spiritual writings, bringing together elements that combine his insights as a mystic, a theologian and a precursor to the existentialist philosophers. ISBN-13: 9780227674680 Specifications: 216x138mm, 150pp, Paperback Price: £9.99 • US$20.00 Publication: November 1987 Order this Title Now

About this Book

In his trilogy Opbyggelige Taler i Forskellig Aand ("Edifying Discourses in Another Vein"), Kierkegaard passed from a general religious and philosophical standpoint to a specifically Christian one. The Gospel of Sufferings forms the third part of that trilogy, and is a central plank in the structure of Kierkegaard's mature thought.

"The theme [of these discourses] is our sufferings. It is also the gospel that pertains to, and is appropriate to, our sufferings. It is in the realm of faith, and though this gospel that is the peculiar property of those who suffer, that sufferings are found to contain joys. We may say therefore that it is the purpose of this volume to disclose the meaning in the most meaningless element of life. Which might be held to be quite a good definition of the Christian faith."
From the Translators' Introduction

About the Author

Soren Kierkegaard was a nineteenth century Danish philosopher and theologian, widely regarded as prefiguring the existentialist movement that dominated post-war Continental philosophy. His multi-layered, ironic, often obscure and yet deeply personal writings stress the necessity of a purely immediate, individual relationship with God, unmediated by any external religious authority.