Kierkegaard's Writings, XVII: Christian Discourses: The Crisis and a Crisis in the Life of an Actress PDF
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CHRISTIAN DISCOURSES THE CRISIS AND A CRISIS IN THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS KIERKEGAARD'S WRITINGS, XVII CHRISTIAN DISCOURSES THE CRISIS AND A CRISIS IN THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS by Seren Kierkegaard Edited and Translated with Introduction and Notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY Copyright © 1997 by Postscript, Inc. Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW All Rights Reserved Second printing, and first paperback printing, 2009 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-691-14078-0 The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition of this book as follows Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813–1855. [Christelige taler. English.] Christian Discourses ; The Crisis and a crisis in the life of an actress / by Søren Kierkegaard ; edited and translated with introduction and notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. p. cm. — (Kierkegaard’s writings ; 17) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-691-01649-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Christian life—Lutheran authors. 2. Theater. 3. Heiberg, Johanne Luise, 1812–1890. I. Hong, Howard Vincent, 1912– . II. Hong, Edna Hatlestad, 1913– . III. Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813–1855. Krisen og en krise in en skuespillerindes liv. English. IV. Title. V. Title: Crisis and a crisis in the life of an actress. VI. Series: Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813–1855. Works. English. 1978 ; 17. BV4505.K3413 1997 248.4—dc21 96-49099 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available Preparation of this volume has been made possible in part by a grant from the Division of Research Programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency Printed on acid-free paper. ∞ Designed by Frank Mahood press.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 CONTENTS HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION xi Christian Discourses Part One The Cares of the Pagans 3 INTRODUCTION 9 I. The Care of Poverty 13 II. The Care of Abundance 23 III. The Care ofLowliness 37 IV. The Care ofLoftiness 48 V. The Care of Presumptuousness 60 VI. The Care ofSelf-Torment 70 VII. The Care oflndecisiveness, Vacillation, and Disconsolateness 81 Vl Contents Part Two States of Mind in the Strife of Suffering 93 I. The Joy oflt: That One Suffers Only Once But Is Victorious Eternally 95 II. The Joy oflt: That Hardship Does Not Take Away But Procures Hope 106 III. The Joy of It: That the Poorer You Become the Richer You Are Able to Make Others 114 IV. The Joy oflt: That the Weaker You Become the Stronger God Becomes in You 124 V. The Joy oflt: That What You Lose Temporally You Gain Eternally 134 VI. The Joy oflt: That When I "Gain Everything" I Lose Nothing at All 144 VII. The Joy of It: That Adversity Is Prosperity 150 Part Three Thoughts That Wound from Behind-for Upbuilding 161 I. Watch Your Step When You Go to the House of the Lord 163 Contents Vll II. "See, We Have Left Everything and Followed You; What Shall We Have?" (Matthew 19:27)-and What Shall We Have? 176 III. All Things Must Serve Us for Good-When We Love God 188 IV. There Will Be the Resurrection of the Dead, of the Righteous-and of the Unrighteous 202 V. We Are Closer to Salvation Now-Than When We Became Believers 214 VI. But It Is Blessed-to Suffer Mockery for a Good Cause 222 VII. He Was Believed in the World 234 Part Four Discourses at the Communion on Fridays 247 PREFACE 249 I. Luke 22:15 251 II. Matthew 11:28 262 III. John 10:27 268 Vlll Contents IV. I Corinthians 11:23 275 V. II Timothy 2:12-13 282 VI. I John 3:20 289 VII. Luke 24:51 296 The Crisis and a Crisis in the Life of an Actress 301 ADDENDUM Phister as Captain Scipio 327 SUPPLEMENT 345 Key to References 346 Original Title Page and Section Pages of Christian Discourses 348 Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers Pertaining to Christian Discourses 359 Original First Page of The Crisis and a Crisis in the Life of an Actress 408 Selected Entries from Kierkegaard's Journals and Papers Pertaining to The Crisis and a Crisis in the Life of an Actress and Addendum 411 EDITORIAL APPENDIX 429 Acknowledgments 431 Collation of Christian Discourses in the Danish Editions ofKierkegaard's Collected Works 433 Contents IX Collation of The Crisis and a Crisis in the Life of an Actress in the Danish Editions ofKierkegaard's Collected Works 437 Notes 439 Bibliographical Note 467 Index 469
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