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Second Major Read of 2020 - Run-Off Poll
This is the run off poll between Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard and Demos by Fyodor Dostoyevsky for our 2nd major read of 2020. The same voting rules and suggestions apply.
This is the run off poll between Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard and Demos by Fyodor Dostoyevsky for our 2nd major read of 2020. The same voting rules and suggestions apply.
Fear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard
Demons by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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May 25, 2020 11:18AM
So, in the event of a tie, we will do both, right?
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If I don't vote for F & T now, it might come in second every time I choose a new read for the rest of my life.
Am I wrong to think that because I haven't read the bible that F & T will be lost on me?
Garth wrote: "Am I wrong to think that because I haven't read the bible that F & T will be lost on me?"
Have read significant portions of the bible, OT and NT but not in a long time, and it is not a tome I live and breathe on any sort of regular basis. So I will need some background provided.
Have read significant portions of the bible, OT and NT but not in a long time, and it is not a tome I live and breathe on any sort of regular basis. So I will need some background provided.
Fear and Trebling is all about one story in the Bible: Abraham is asked by God to sacrifice his son so as to prove Abe's faith in God.
Well, the runoff almost needs a runoff with how close it is non-weighted. No idea if it’s close with weighted votes, but I’m reading F & T either way. I’m atheist. It seems to be a study of faith, in general, but also the tests/limits/modern views on that level of faith. Don’t need to have faith to study it. And the episode in the Bible is so short that it could be any hypothetical about faith, I don’t think any real biblical knowledge is necessary.
Garth wrote: "Am I wrong to think that because I haven't read the bible that F & T will be lost on me?"I agree with Dan and Aiden -- no Biblical background is necessary. Johannes de Silentio retells the story of Abraham anyway, in slightly different ways, to set up the problems he wants to discuss. And while it is a religious work, it is not dogmatic or simplistic. It isn't Kierkegaards intention to convert anyone. It's probably more of a challenge to believers than non-believers in any case.
Is it possible to do a read of Demons after F&T since it was such a horse race? Anyone interested?
Here is the final count. Fear and Trembling is the winner.Demons will be included in the next poll.
R W W% Book
17 30 61% Fear and Trembling
13 19 39% Demons
30 49
R = Raw vote
W = Weighted vote
Kristen wrote: "Is it possible to do a read of Demons after F&T since it was such a horse race? Anyone interested?"I’m planning to reread Demons anyway, so I’d be in.
