Punitive Righteousness Social Ethics, Martensen (Kierkegaard) 1871
Channel: Craig Campbell
Date: 06/10/2013

Hans Lassen Martensen (1804-1884) was one of Soren Kierkegaard's (1813-1855) teachers while he attended the University of Copenhagen between the years 1830 and 1841. Martensen wrote "Christian Ethics" in his own Danish language and it was translated into English in 1871 by C. Spence between 1871 and 1891.

This section is about sin, guilt, repentance and the social ethic.


"My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, 
And every tongue brings in a several tale, 
And every tale condemns me for a villain. 
Perjury, perjury in the high'st degree; 
Murder, stern murder, in the dir'st degree; 
All several sins, all used in each degree, 
Throng to the bar, crying all, Guilty ! Guilty!
I shall despair. There is no creature loves me; 
And if I die, no soul shall pity me; 
Nay, wherefore should they, since that I myself 
Find in myself no pity to myself?" 

Shakespeare's Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3.

This is a link to Martensen's book:
https://archive.org/details/christianethicss07martuoft