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The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air
2026·52 pages
Kierkegaard’s meditative Christian discourses use the lily and bird to teach silence, obedience, and joy amid modern anxiety.
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Kierkegaard’s meditative Christian discourses use the lily and bird to teach silence, obedience, and joy amid modern anxiety.
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The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air by Søren Kierkegaard , first published in 1849 , is one of Kierkegaard's most accessible and penetrating works of Christian reflection, drawn from a series of upbuilding discourses rather than abstract philosophy. Based on Christ's words in the Sermon on the Mount, The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air examines anxiety, comparison, ambition, and despair through two simple figures from nature. Kierkegaard contrasts the restless self consciousn...
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Devotional Christian discourses on Sermon on the Mount; faith is the entire focus
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Mild cultural critique of modern restlessness, envy, and self-striving
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