Soren Kierkegaard's "The Sickness Unto Death" Book Review by P Anne

This paper explains that, in "The Sickness unto Death", Soren Kierkegaard elucidates how despair is part of the Christian psychological awakening, which the author of this paper believes is similar to the theme and tone of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The paper explains that the risk taking propensity of adolescents and the corresponding consequences, as presented by Erikson's 5th stage of psycho-social development, goes well with Kierkegaard's ideas. The paper also relates that Kierkegaard is advocating for an authentic Christianity, first of all before God and then in front of others. Additionally, the paper relates that Kierkegaard wrote the book as a guide for the understanding of self and the necessity of faith.