Love's grateful striving : a commentary on Kierkegaard's Works of love / M. Jamie Ferreira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferreira, M. Jamie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Love.

Kierkegaard, Sren, 1813-1855. Krlighedens gerninger.

Kierkegaard, Sren.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In an attempt to rehabilitate 'Works of Love' as one of Kierkegaard's most important works, this text shows that Kierkegaard's deliberations on love are relevant to many themes in contemporary ethics, including duty, equality and mutuality.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Love's Grateful Striving; 2. Love's Law-Obligation; 3. Love's Law-Equality; 4. Love's Law-Kinship; 5. Love's Labor-Action; 6. Love's Labor-Conscience; 7. Love's Vision; 8. Love's Debt; 9. Love's Venture; 10. Love's Gift; 11. Love's Forgiveness; 12. Love's Faithfulness; 13. Love's Mercifulness; 14. Love's Delight in Reconciliation; 15. Love's Asymmetry; 16. Love's Transparency; 17. Love's Repetition; Conclusion; Appendix: Table of Contents of Works of Love; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-028475-7

0-19-537884-9

1-280-53055-3

0-19-802988-8

1-4294-0171-0

9786610530557

OCLC:

191826825