Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855)
Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing (1846)
Translated from the Danish by Douglas V. Steere (1901–1995)
Harper, 1938.
From amazon:
“This work aims at preparing the reader to enter into the "office of confession," and probes deeply into the inner motivations for choosing to become an authentic self. Considered a classic of devotional literature, it sometimes reads obscurely (e.g., the "Good" is never really defined), yet at other times is radiantly clear (e.g., on the call to live self-consciously and with responsibility). As with all of SK's non-pseudonymous works, "Purity of Heart" makes for worthy reading which will provoke and challenge you.”
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