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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2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 11 |
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Justice
B Forgiveness B meekness B nonviolent resistance B Kierkegaard B Virtue B socio-political criticism |
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