Examples Of Trembling By Kierkegaard
Krystal Garcia
11/30/15
Essay #3 Fear & Trembling
Kierkegaard's concept of faith is an 'illuminating' one, he speaks about the concept of how faith is like a double edged sword. On one hand you can be good and follow God’s will or you can do what is right and moral. The example he uses is the biblical story of Abraham and his son Isaac. In the story Abraham was tasked with sacrificing his only son on God’s command. Abraham’s son was supposed to be a burnt sacrifice since back then only the best things a man had were sacrificed in order to give thanks to God.
In the Book Kierkegaard mentions two knights, the First one, “The Knight of Faith” is a person that lives the religious way of life fully. The knight goes through what kierkegaard regards as ‘Infinite Resignation’ not only once but twice does he go through this. It is the event in which someone loses everything which they hold most dear to them, one example of Infinite Resignation can be Job, from the Bible who loses everything for seemingly no reason. Though it is with what most people call a ‘leap of faith’ into the 'absurd' that he regains everything that he has lost that was close to him. There’s also the Knight of …show more content…
From personal upbringing I can agree that a relationship with God is most important, making the right choice comes after. Though it can be argued that God speaks to us through our mind a fcat in this is that demons can do the same. That being said though we do not really know who is speaking to us, usually the right thing to do is something God wants you to do. Other times it can be a mystery on what he really means like in Abrahams case. Though the bible claims that God ordered him to kill his only son, we do not know for certain it is God, until he tells Abraham to stop. Personally I believe it was God because i believe in the phrase : “If he brought me too it, he can get me through
11/30/15
Essay #3 Fear & Trembling
Kierkegaard's concept of faith is an 'illuminating' one, he speaks about the concept of how faith is like a double edged sword. On one hand you can be good and follow God’s will or you can do what is right and moral. The example he uses is the biblical story of Abraham and his son Isaac. In the story Abraham was tasked with sacrificing his only son on God’s command. Abraham’s son was supposed to be a burnt sacrifice since back then only the best things a man had were sacrificed in order to give thanks to God.
In the Book Kierkegaard mentions two knights, the First one, “The Knight of Faith” is a person that lives the religious way of life fully. The knight goes through what kierkegaard regards as ‘Infinite Resignation’ not only once but twice does he go through this. It is the event in which someone loses everything which they hold most dear to them, one example of Infinite Resignation can be Job, from the Bible who loses everything for seemingly no reason. Though it is with what most people call a ‘leap of faith’ into the 'absurd' that he regains everything that he has lost that was close to him. There’s also the Knight of …show more content…
From personal upbringing I can agree that a relationship with God is most important, making the right choice comes after. Though it can be argued that God speaks to us through our mind a fcat in this is that demons can do the same. That being said though we do not really know who is speaking to us, usually the right thing to do is something God wants you to do. Other times it can be a mystery on what he really means like in Abrahams case. Though the bible claims that God ordered him to kill his only son, we do not know for certain it is God, until he tells Abraham to stop. Personally I believe it was God because i believe in the phrase : “If he brought me too it, he can get me through