A collection of books and writings by Soren Kierkegaard. Soren Kierkegaard was the first existentialist philosopher, sharp and clear, ironic and down to earth at the same time. His writings can be hard to comprehend. I have been reading some of his books as they were written, in Danish, and I can imagine that translators must have had a hard job. Kierkegaard has made invaluable contributions to modern philosophy and especially within the Christian framework in which all of his unfolded, though he could be a fierce critic of the Bible and the Lutheran in church.

The most important of Soren Kierkegaard’s writings

Kierkegaard died in 1855 only 42 years old. He spends nearly his entire life here in Copenhagen, actually right in my neighborhood and I am walking by several of his homes every day. He didn’t like traveling and used all his time working, writing and suffering over difficult relationships. He never earned any money but lived entirely of a large inheritance, that allowed him to live like an ancient Greek philosopher. Many books have been written about his life, I suggest you start with the Wikipedia article about Kierkegaard. If you feel like digging in, I have here a fine collection of some of his major works in English. Download them here:

 Thee Discourses

  Training In Christianity And The Edifying Discourse

 Works Of Love

  Edifying Discourse A Selection

 Kierkegaards Attack Upon Christendom

  Of the Difference Between a Genius and an Apostle

 Selections From the Writings of Kierkegaard