On Fear and Trembling’s Motif of the Promise: Faith, Ethics and the Politics of Tragedy

This article interrogates the concepts of faith, the ethical, and tragedy in Fear and Trembling by examining Johannes De Silentio’s allusions to heroic characters. I argue that these heroes are emblematic of faith or tragedy through their orientation to a promise in their respective mythic narrative...

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Main Author: Goldman, Aaron J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2020]
In: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Year: 2020, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-84
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
NBA Dogmatics
NCB Personal ethics
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