About the Book: Fear and Trembling
In Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaards infamous and controversial work made
a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist
philosophers such as Sartre and Camus. This Penguin Classics edition is
translated from the Danish with an introduction by Alistair Hannay. Writing
under the pseudonym of Johannes de silentio, Kierkegaard expounds his personal
view of religion through a discussion of the scene in Genesis in which Abraham
prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac at Gods command. Believing Abrahams
unreserved obedience to be the essential leap of faith needed to make a full
commitment to his religion, Kierkegaard himself made great