Works of love / by Soren Kierkegaard ; edited and translated with introduction and notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.

Contributor:

Hong, Howard V. (Howard Vincent), 1912-2010.

Hong, Edna H. (Edna Hatlestad), 1913-2007.

Series:

Kierkegaard, Soren, 1813-1855. English. 1978 ; Works. 16.

Kierkegaard's writings ; 16

Kierkegaard's Writings

Standardized Title:

Kaerlighedens gerninger. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spiritual life--Christianity.

Spiritual life.

Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Love.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (585 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The various kinds and conditions of love are a common theme for Kierkegaard, beginning with his early Either/Or, through "The Diary of the Seducer" and Judge William's eulogy on married love, to his last work, on the changelessness of God's love. Works of Love, the midpoint in the series, is also the monumental high point, because of its penetrating, illuminating analysis of the forms and sources of love. Love as feeling and mood is distinguished from works of love, love of the lovable from love of the unlovely, preferential love from love as the royal law, love as mutual egotism from triangular love, and erotic love from self-giving love. This work is marked by Kierkegaard's Socratic awareness of the reader, both as the center of awakened understanding and as the initiator of action. Written to be read aloud, the book conveys a keenness of thought and an insightful, poetic imagination that make such an attentive approach richly rewarding. Works of Love not only serves as an excellent place to begin exploring the writings of Kierkegaard, but also rewards many rereadings.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Historical Introduction

First Series

Preface

I. Love's Hidden Life and Its Recognizability by Its Fruits

II. A. You Shall Love

II. B. You Shall Love the Neighbor

II. C. You Shall Love the Neighbor

III. A. Romans 13:10. Love Is the Fulfilling of the Law

III. B. Love Is a Matter of Conscience

IV. Our Duty to Love the People We See

V. Our Duty to Remain in Love's Debt to One Another

Second Series

I. Love Builds Up

II. Love Believes All Things-and Yet Is Never Deceived

III. Love Hopes All Things-and Yet Is Never Put to Shame

IV. Love Does Not Seek Its Own

V. Love Hides a Multitude of Sins

VI. Love Abides

VII. Mercifulness, a Work of Love Even If It Can Give Nothing and Is Able to Do Nothing

VIII. The Victory of the Conciliatory Spirit in Love, Which Wins the One Overcome

IX. The Work of Love in Recollecting One Who Is Dead

X. The Work of Love in Praising Love

Conclusion

Supplement

Key to References

Original Title Pages of Works if Love, First and Second Series

Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers Pertaining to Works if Love

Editorial Appendix

Acknowledgments

Collation of Works of Love in the Danish Editions of Kierkegaard's Collected Works

Notes

Bibliographical Note

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Translation of: Kaerlighedens gerninger.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]) and index.

ISBN:

9781299462083

1299462081

9781400847013

140084701X

OCLC:

845249430