{"product_id":"provocations-spiritual-writings-of-kierkegaard-9780874866438","title":"Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most accessible Kierkegaard reader ever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In a culture awash in religious silliness, \u003c\/strong\u003e Kierkegaard's bracing metaphors expose our mediocrities and energize us with a clarified sense of what it means to follow Jesus.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eEugene Peterson, \u003c\/strong\u003e author, \u003cem\u003eSubversive Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvocations contains a little of everything from Kierkegaard's prodigious output: his famously cantankerous (yet wryly humorous) attacks on what he calls the \"mediocre shell\" of conventional Christianity, his brilliantly pithy parables, his wise (and witty) sayings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost significantly, it brings to a new generation\u003c\/strong\u003e a man whose writings pare away the fluff of modern spirituality to reveal the basics of the Christ-centered life: decisiveness, obedience, and recognition of the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKierkegaard, Søren:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), the Danish philosopher and theologian, is regarded as a father of modern existentialism. His works include Either\/Or, Philosophical Fragments, and Works of Love.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoore, Charles E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Charles E. Moore is a member of the Bruderhof community. He writes for \u003ci\u003ePlough Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003eand has compiled and edited several acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eCalled to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People; Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard; Everyone Belongs to God: Discovering the Hidden Christ; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBearing Witness: Stories of Martyrdom and Costly Discipleship.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514647122194,"sku":"9780874866438","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91b0e6de-b983-4ff3-91d6-c5517a50a375.jpg?v=1730989483","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/provocations-spiritual-writings-of-kierkegaard-9780874866438","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}