Abstract
This article describes Søren Kierkegaard's early attempts to address the “Sunday-Monday gap.” Kierkegaard takes a bifurcated approach. First, through the voice of a pseudonym, Johannes Climacus, Kierkegaard describes the problem and its causes. In Purity of Heart, Kierkegaard uses his own voice to offer a solution to the gap—the adoption of a confessional perspective. Through a daily envisioning of oneself confessing before God, Kierkegaard believes not only that the Sunday-Monday gap will be overcome but also that several beneficial personality traits will grow.
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