Kierkegaard's Writings, XVII:
Christian Discourses: The Crisis and a Crisis in the Life of an Actress.
Søren Kierkegaard
Edited and translated with introduction and notes by Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

	Historical Introduction
Pt. 1	The Cares of the Pagans	3
	Introduction	9
I	The Care of Poverty	13
II	The Care of Abundance	23
III	The Care of Lowliness	37
IV	The Care of Loftiness	48
V	The Care of Presumptuousness	60
VI	The Care of Self-Torment	70
VII	The Care of Indecisiveness, Vacillation, and Disconsolateness	81
Pt. 2	States of Mind in the Strife of Suffering	93
I	The Joy of It: That One Suffers Only Once But Is Victorious Eternally	95
II	The Joy of It: 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 of It: That the Weaker You Become the Stronger God Becomes in You	124
V	The Joy of It: That What You Lose Temporally You Gain Eternally	134
VI	The Joy of It: That When I "Gain Everything" I Lose Nothing at All	144
VII	The Joy of It: That Adversity Is Prosperity	150
Pt. 3	Thoughts That Wound from Behind - for Upbuilding	161
I	Watch Your Step When You Go to the House of the Lord	163
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
Pt. 4	Discourses at the Communion on Fridays	247
	Preface	249
I	Luke 22:15	251
II	Matthew 11:28	262
III	John 10:27	268
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
	Editorial Appendix	429
	Notes	439
	Bibliographical Note	467
	Index	469

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