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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN num: 9781570755132
ISBN number: 1570755132
Label: Orbis Books
Manufacturer: Orbis Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 429
Printing Date: 2003-10
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The purpose of this new collection is two fold. First, to make Kierkegaard accessible; second, to present in as concise a way possible his 'heart,' his core themes, and his passion. Divided into six sections, Provocations contains a little of everything from Kierkegaard's prodigious output, including his famously cantankerous (yet wryly humorous) attacks on what he calls the 'mediocre shell' of conventional Christianity, his brilliantly pithy parables, and his incisive attempts to dig through the fluff of theology and clear a way for the basics: decisiveness, obedience,and recognition of the truth.
Arguably the most accessible Kierkegaard volume to be published in decades, Provocations is a must for every serious reader. Indeed, the wealth of sayings and aphorisms collected in one of the sections is reason enough to buy the book.
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First off, I do not deny that this book can be used as food for thought. The diluted Kierkegaard ("K")can be used to stimulate and perhaps enrich your Christian experience. I have read many of the selections and found some them to be quite excellent.
****BUT**** this author, who seemingly has no shame, no discernment, no respect for K, should make clear in its introduction that this kind of diluted, dumbed down, and just plain twisted version of K. is exactly what he would have despised. This is pablum Christianity. This is the orange brick road and the path of ease. THIS BOOK STABS KIERKEGAARD IN THE BACK It is like Cliff Notes or Sparks guides--actually it is far worse. Readers may read this book and think they have encountered K., but they haven't and this book subverts K's actual intentions and his writings.
There should be a subtitle, "The book Kierkegaard would have hated." Taking bits and pieces of his writing and rewriting them to make them accessible is heresy and complete betrayal of K. The worst section, the last is recommended by the author as something to be read first. NO, the last section is the worst of the worst.
Also, C. Stephen Evans can not be more wrong when he states in a blurb for this book that people "will surely be led by these selections to read the whole works from which they were taken." If someone reads this book and then turns to K's actual writing, he will almost certainly be repelled by its difficulty and its difference from the tepid prose of Provocations. Reading this book is a virtual guaranty that the reader will never be able to read K.'s works. I don't know how Professor Evans has taught K. in the past to his students, but, quite frankly, I wonder if he used this kind of book in his class. I really doubt it.
I believe this has to be one of the worst books ever written. Kierkegaard didn't want or expect a large audience. Remember the "narrow way" of the Bible. I do not condemn all books on K.--many books, by scholars and intelligent explicaters, can help a reader understand Kierkegaard's writings. Prof Evans has written a few of these books. But this book is anathema to K. and his actual writing. It is simply wrong.
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This book has been the most influential religious book that I have read. I think I've read it cover to cover 4 times, and I have 3 copies -- all ripped up with highlights and underlines. He can be dramatic and extreme at times, but I find him to be more motivating than any other theologian. He demands real authentic faith coupled with action. I can't get enough. This books makes Kierkegaard easy enough for any reader to understand.
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Kierkegaard has to be one of the most consistently insightful authors I have ever read. To that end, Provocations is an indispensable collection of his religious writings. His comments are so profound, so searching, so sharp and biting, that it is impossible to read this book as a Christian and not feel at once challenged to admit your own hypocrisy. As you read his critique of Christendom, I guarantee you will find yourself saying, 'Yes, that is me. I am like that.' But its not all negative. He points to the vanity and hypocrisy of Christendom with a view to show what true Christianity is all about. I haven't yet come across anything in Kierkegaard where I've said that he is wrong.
This is perhaps the most thought-provoking book in my library. A must have.
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Of course I'd heard of Kierkegaard. I'd heard some people condemn him as a heretic, others herald him a saint, and still others blame him for the current of hopelessness flowing through today's society. So, when I picked up this volume I didn't know what to expect.
What I experienced was almost like a spiritual awakening. Kierkegaard's uses the scalpel of insight to pick away at the crust of dead orthodoxy. Now dog-eared and covered with highlighted passages and notes, this book has become one of my favorites of all time. Even if you have no interest in philosophy, check it out--you won't be overwhelmed. But you might be provoked.
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...and then you will know the reality of grace." p 254
Kierkegaard is too good to miss. Unfortunately his writings were so copious and obscured under the cloak of pseudonyms that many people give up before they begin to mine the riches of his work. Moore has finally provided an accessible distillation of his work in this topical compilation. There are 98 topics (e.g. doubt, love, faith/reason, despair, risk, passion...) which either contain single, important passages or a series of quotes from various works. I often found myself laughing out loud.
Unlike many Kierkegaard scholars who insist on anachronistically viewing him through his twentieth century French interpreters, Moore has a sense for passions, wit and contributions of the Danish philosopher. A caution: SK out of context can often be misinterpreted since he usually speaks in a voice not his own, intended to incite passionate response. However, I would still highly recommend it to anyone who has either a deep interest or a passing curiosity in Kierkegaard or a passionate, authentic life of action in general.
(Note: the text of this is also available in a free, searchable pdf on-line).
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