Making a leap into real-love

(Kierkegaard’s point of view about love)

Abstract

Being a brilliant author, Søren Kierkegaard was not only a philosopher, but also a theologian. The theology of the Dane has been distinguished from that of other modern theologians because of his existential attitude, even in this kind of problems. His theology is the theology of Paradox which means that Christianity in its central affirmation cannot be understood except as a paradox. The God-man is the unity of God and an individual man; it is the revelation of eternal truth in time. It is the inward passion, the fear and trembling, and the divine revelation. All of these could not exist without love between God and his creature, between God and Man. Kierkegaard’s Works of Love are the sign of a good understanding of what means to be a Christian. The book is centered on this problem and tries to find some responses. The main idea is that only love is our salvation, and that our duty is to share love. Our intention here is not only to make a presentation of this book, but also to demonstrate how great was Kierkegaard when he told us that God is Love.