Letter to a European Philosopher

Josh Gorban

To: Soren Kierkegaard

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to express my thoughts and opinions regarding your work. I would first like to thank you for all that you have offered to the science of philosophy. I have learned a great deal through studying your work.

I understand that you have a strong belief in God. You have written that belief in God and putting Him before any other commitment in your life is of the utmost importance because this is the only way to escape dread and despair (Moore & Bruder, 2008, p. 168). I disagree with this concept because I do not believe that dread and despair are the direct result of not having faith in God. It is important to love God and to have faith in his love in return, but I believe that a...