"Fear and Trembling"

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This paper analyzes Soren Kierkegaard's work "Fear and Trembling". It discusses Kierkegaard's main argument that Abraham represents the epitome of this faith because it ends in a return of what was sacrificed. The paper describes the perspective from which Kierkegaard writes and the paradox that he finds and discusses from the Biblical story of Abraham.

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"Abraham is the great Christian hero, and yet we are all called to enter into the paradox and the absurd in some way. Resignation develops through strength and spiritual freedom. Resignation brings peace for the person since through it the person is reconciled to existence (Kierkegaard 45). Resignation comes prior to faith, and faith "is not the spontaneous inclination of the heart but the paradox of existence" (47). Kierkegaard demonstrates that faith is not a matter of security but of growth and responsibility. Faith, for Kierkegaard, was a source of wonder and fascination because in response to a minor sacrifice, all that was offered is given back to the believer."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kierkegaard, Soren. Fear and Trembling. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1983.

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