The Routledge Guidebook to Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling [Paperback]

S?ren Kierkegaard is one of the key figures of nineteenth century thought, whose influence on subsequent philosophy, theology and literature is both extensive and profound. Fear and Trembling, which investigates the nature of faith through an exploration of the story of Abraham and Isaac, is one of Kierkegaards most compelling and widely read works. It combines an arresting narrative, an unorthodox literary structure and a fascinating account of faith and its relation to the ethical.

The Routledge Guidebook to Kierkegaards Fear and Tremblingintroduces and assesses:

• Kierkegaards life and the background to Fear and Trembling, including aspects of its philosophical and theological context
• The text and key ideas of Fear and Trembling, including the details of its account of faith and its connection to trust and hope
• The books reception history, the diversity of interpretations it has been given and its continuing interest and importance

This Guidebook assumes no previous knowledge of Kierkegaard's work and will be essential reading for anyone studying the most famous text of this important thinker.

1. Introduction 2. Tuning up: Preface, Attunement and Speech in Praise of Abraham 3. Resignation and faith: the Preamble from the Heart 4. Suspending the ethical: Problemata I and II 5. The sound of silence: Problema III 6. What is Fear and Tremblingreally about? 7. How reliable is Johannes de silentio?

Lippitts text is exceptionally clear in explaining the background, central ideas, and major secondary literature on Fear and Trembling.
Michael Strawser, University of Central Florida, USA

This is an excellent text. Lippitt gives due consideraló,