In this Book
- Kierkegaard's Writings, XVIII, Volume 18: Without Authority
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Kierkegaard's Writings
"Without authority," a phrase Kierkegaard repeatedly applied to himself and his writings, is an appropriate title for this volume of five short works that in various ways deal with the concept and practice of authority. The Lily in the Field and the Bird of the Air contemplates the teaching authority of these creatures based on three different passages in the Gospels. The first of Two Ethical-Religious Essays mediates on the ethics of Jesus' martyrdom; the second contrasts the authority of the genius with that of the apostle. The remaining works--Three Discourses at the Communion on Fridays (1849), An Upbuilding Discourse (1850), and Two Discourses at the Communion on Fridays (1851)--are meditations on sin, forgiveness, and the power of love.
Table of Contents
- Title, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
- pp. ix-xx
- The Lily in the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Devotional Discourses
- Two Ethical-Religious Essays
- pp. 68-69
- Three Discourses at the Communion on Fridays
- [The High Priest]
- pp. 134-145
- [The Tax Collector]
- pp. 146-155
- [The Woman Who Was a Sinner]
- pp. 156-165
- An Upbuilding Discourse
- The Woman Who Was a Sinner
- pp. 170-181
- Two Discourses at the Communion on Fridays
- pp. 182-185
- [Love Will Hide a Multitude of Sins]
- pp. 200-209
- SUPPLEMENT
- pp. 210-211
- Key to References
- pp. 212-214
- EDITORIAL APPENDIX
- pp. 300-301
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 302-303
- Bibliographical Note
- pp. 322-323