The late Robert Payne's translation of Kierkegaard's work--one of the most important philosophical texts of all time which explores the author's ideas of religion through the story of Abraham and his willing sacrifice of his son Isaac--was originally published in the 1930s and is printed in the U.S. for the first time in this edition.

S[ren Kierkegaard (1813-55) was born in Denmark and wrote on a wide variety of themes, including religion, psychology, and literature. He is remembered for his philosophy, which was influential in the development of 20th century existentialism.

Alastair Hannay is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard and has translated Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, The Sickness unto Death, Either/Or, and Papers and Journals for Penguin Classics