I can sum up in one sentence what directly led to my break with the established order of things: it was the complete and utter lack of seriousness, and that Christianity was being turned into a game.
— Soren Kierkegaard Modern

Father of existentialism

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The Attack Upon 'Christendom'

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1854-1855

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Controversial

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https://archive.org/details/attackuponchrist00kier/page/n5/mode/2up

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