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This 9 page paper discusses his book and his attempts to come to terms with the concept of unquestioning belief in God, and what it can mean; he uses the example of Abraham and Isaac as his starting point for the investigation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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explore their world, but religion is a matter of faith. Indeed, it is the concept of faith that Kierkegaard explores in Fear and Trembling. This paper discusses his
book and his attempts to come to terms with the concept of unquestioning belief in God, and what it can mean; he uses the example of Abraham and Isaac as
his starting point for the investigation. Understanding Faith Fear and Trembling is, I think, Kierkegaards attempt to understand Abraham; and through him, to understand the kind of
faith that would lead a father to sacrifice his son. (The story of Abraham and Isaac is found in Genesis, chapter 22.) Kierkegaards arguments are very intriguing and
the beginning of the book is not at all what we might expect. Kierkegaard begins with a Prelude in which he offers four different possible versions of the
story of Abraham and Isaac, and what each variation means in terms of faith. The Prelude is unusual and worth close examination because it examines two of the basic
topics of the book: the Abraham legend and the place of poets/orators in telling us about heroes. The poet, Kierkegaard says, "contributes nothing of his own ... but
when he has found what he sought, he wanders before every mans door with his song and with his oration, that all may admire the hero as he does, be
proud of the hero as he is. This is his achievement, his humble work, this is his faithful service in the house of the hero" (Kierkegaard). The poet
is, for Kierkegaard, a manifestation of the heros "better nature," and it is his "mission" to preserve the hero for posterity, making sure that "no one shall be forgotten who
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