“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2-3 NIV
The philosopher Kierkegaard tells a story about how he came to the decision to become a philosopher. He says that all around him people were striving to make life easier for others, with labor- saving devices and technological advances, and he therefore hit upon the idea of making life harder for them.
Kierkegaard’s philosophy, which is largely an exposition of Christianity, makes it hard to be a C…
