Book · 1843 · Nonfiction

Fear and Trembling

Name: Fear and Trembling
Author: Soren Kierkegaard

Penguin (Penguin Random House) · 158 pages

★ 7.1 editorial score

Abraham climbs the mountain to sacrifice Isaac, and Kierkegaard asks how obedience to God can require a murder. Faith suspends ethics altogether, and the believer cannot explain himself to anyone.

Genre

Philosophy Christianity

Subject

Christianity Existentialism Faith Sacrifice

Time

1843

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