A poet is not an apostle; he drives out devils only by the power of the devil. - Søren Kierkegaard

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A poet is not an apostle; he drives out devils only by the power of the devil.

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About Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a Danish Christian philosopher and theologian, considered to be a founder of Existentialist thought and Absurdist traditions. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology and philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and parables.

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Pen Names: Victor Eremita • A • Judge William • Johannes de silentio • Constantine Constantius • Young Man • Vigilius Haufniensis • Nicolaus Notabene • Hilarius Bookbinder • Johannes Climacus • Inter et Inter • H.H. • Anti-Climacus • B • Johannes de Silentio • Constantin Constantius • P. CH. Kierkegaard
Native Name: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
Alternative Names: Kierkegaard • Climacus • Sören Aaby Kierkegaard
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Is not “Christendom” the most colossal attempt at serving God, not by following Christ, as He required, and suffering for the doctrine, but instead of that, by “building the sepulchers of the prophets and garnishing the tombs of the righteous.”
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