Kierkegaard, Løgstrup and the Conditions of Love: From God's Grace to Life as a Gift

In this article, I consider how pride and anxiety can prevent us from loving the neighbour, Søren Kierkegaard K.E. Løgstrup offer two different ways in which these obstacles might be overcome. For Kierkegaard, is made possible if we stand right relation to God, while for it understand life as a gift. The differences respective merits of both approaches are explored, particular whether Løgstrup's approach claim secular alternative role that gives God's grace making neighbour love possible.