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There is much to be learned philosophically from this volume, but philosophical instruction was not Kierkegaard’s aim here, except in the broad sense of self-knowledge and deepened awareness. Indicating the intention of the discourses, the titles include 鈥淭he Expectancy of Faith,鈥� 鈥淟ove Will Hide a Multitude of Sins,鈥� 鈥淪trengthening in the Inner Being,鈥� 鈥淭o Gain One’s Soul in Patience,鈥� 鈥淧atience in Expectancy,鈥� and 鈥淎gainst Cowardliness.鈥�


In tone and substance these works are in accord with the concluding words of encouragement in Either/Or, which was paired with the first volume of discourses: 鈥淎sk yourself and keep on asking until you find the answer, for one may have known something many times, acknowledged it; one may have willed something many times, attempted it—and yet, only the deep inner motion, only the heart’s indescribable emotion, only that will convince you that what you have acknowledged belongs to you, that no power can take it from you—for only the truth that builds up is truth for you.鈥�