The Grammar and Socio-Political Implications of Kierkegaard’s Christian Virtue of Meekness

This paper argues that in Kierkegaard’s works, in his upbuilding discourses and late journal entries in particular, meekness or gentleness (Danish: Sagtmodighed) is presented as a distinctive moral and spiritual quality that exhibits a number of characteristics that are usually regarded as attribute...

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Main Author: Vos, Pieter (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 11
Further subjects:B Justice
B Forgiveness
B meekness
B nonviolent resistance
B Kierkegaard
B Virtue
B socio-political criticism
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