{"product_id":"the-lily-of-the-field-and-the-bird-of-the-air-three-godly-discourses-paperback","title":"The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Godly Discourses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSøren Kierkegaard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBruce H. Kirmmse\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBruce H. Kirmmse\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful new translation of one of Kierkegaard's most engaging works\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers to let go of earthly concerns by considering the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. S ren Kierkegaard's short masterpiece on this famous gospel passage draws out its vital lessons for readers in a rapidly modernizing and secularizing world. Trenchant, brilliant, and written in stunningly lucid prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air\u003c\/i\u003e (1849) is one of Kierkegaard's most important books. Presented here in a fresh new translation with an informative introduction, this profound yet accessible work serves as an ideal entr?e to an essential modern thinker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a less familiar but deeply appealing side of the father of existentialism--unshorn of his complexity and subtlety, yet supremely approachable. As Kierkegaard later wrote of the book, \"Without fighting with anybody and without speaking about myself, I said much of what needs to be said, but movingly, mildly, upliftingly.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis masterful edition introduces one of Kierkegaard's most engaging and inspiring works to a new generation of readers.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is one of Kierkegaard's most profound, affecting, and accessible works, and Bruce Kirmmse's magisterial translation perfectly captures both the letter and spirit of this amazing text.\"\u003cb\u003e--Gordon Marino, editor of\u003ci\u003eThe Quotable Kierkegaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bruce Kirmmse provides an excellent new translation of a book that offers a less familiar view of Kierkegaard--and an alternative introduction to his writings.\"\u003cb\u003e--Alastair Hannay, author of\u003ci\u003eKierkegaard: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kirmmse's new translation of Kierkegaard's homiletical reflections of Matthew 6:24-34 captures the sermons' beauty and gravitas.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce H. Kirmmse\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's leading Kierkegaard translators and scholars. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKierkegaard in Golden Age Denmark, \u003c\/i\u003ethe editor of\u003ci\u003e Encounters with Kierkegaard\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton), and the general editor of Princeton's eleven-volume edition of \u003ci\u003eKierkegaard's Journals and Notebooks \u003c\/i\u003e(Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966637080877,"sku":"9780691180830","price":15.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/uZxzzpfHRH9780691180830.webp?v=1775535015","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-lily-of-the-field-and-the-bird-of-the-air-three-godly-discourses-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}