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For Self-Examination/Judge for Yourselves : Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol 21

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This book, page for page, may be Kierkegaard's best ever. This is a rather slim volume, but is packed with Kierkegaard's most profound and life-changing philosophy. Compared to his other works (almost all of which I highly, HIGHLY recommend) this book comes across as one of the most potent and dense. Therefore, I would recommend this one first and foremost to a reader who is pressed for time and is intimidated by the sheer length of Kierkegaard's other works. If you have not devoted every minute of your spare time to reading every page of every book ever written by Kierkegaard, my first question, of course, is WHY NOT?!?!? What are you thinking??? Get with the program!!! I am willing to forgive you, however, if you could just find time in your busy schedule to read this one slim pamphlet. It is the "Reader's Digest" condensed Kierkegaard for realistic 50-hour-a-week men, and it could radically change your life for the better. Profound, uplifting, loving, hopeful, and positive, I recommend this book to all readers.

Kierkegaard exposes what it means to be a Christian. And be warned. It is impossible to read the book and walk away. A spiritual mirror is setup for those who dare to look. Individual's life including Scripture study is the core of this book.

Kierkegaard is at once a daunting and fantastic author. So much so that it is often hard enough to know where to start. I have many Christian friends who want to know where to start, and I can recommend no book more highly than this one. With vivid examples and metaphors, incisive observations, and piercing wit, Kierkegaard takes aim at anything that would preport to be Christianity but that eschews the true costs and beauty of following Christ. Whether it is redefining what it means to live soberly or how one could ever hope to serve only one master, Kierkegaard is absolutely serious about the actualization of faith and the sanctity of what he dubs "the eternal." You will be convicted.