Works of Love

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Works of Love is a philosophical and theological work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of Christian love and its ethical implications for human relationships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
philosophical work
theological work
author Søren Kierkegaard
countryOfOrigin Denmark
exploresConcept command to love the neighbor
conscience
distinction between preferential love and neighbor-love
forgiveness
hidden inwardness of love
love as duty rather than inclination
mercy
patience
relationship between love of God and love of neighbor
self-love
genre Christian philosophy
Christian theology
ethics
hasForm series of Christian discourses
hasSubject Christian ethics
human relationships
moral psychology
religious life
influenced 20th-century Christian theology
Karl Barth
Paul Tillich
Reinhold Niebuhr
existentialist ethics
modern discussions of agape
philosophy of religion
language Danish
mainTheme Christian love (agape)
duty and obligation in love
ethics of love
imitation of Christ
neighbor-love
self-denial
originalTitle Kjerlighedens Gjerninger
philosophicalMovement Christian existentialism
existentialism
publicationYear 1847
publisher C.A. Reitzel (original Danish edition)
relatedWork Edifying Discourses in Diverse Spirits
Either/Or
Fear and Trembling
religiousTradition Christianity
setting Christian “upbuilding” discourse
structure two main parts

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