Table of Contents

• 1. An Introduction to False Pretenses, S?©ren Kierkegaard, and Trying on Faith for Size
• Part I: Philosophy, Revelation, and Authority
• 2. Kierkegaard as Four Dimensional Thinker
• 3. Kierkegaard, Natural Theology, and the Existence of God
• 4. Kierkegaard and the Epistle of James
• 5. Kierkegaard and Apostolic Authority
• Part II: Christian Character and Community
• 6. On Becoming a Person of Character
• 7. S?©ren Kierkegaard, Walker Percy's Love in the Ruins, and Transparency Before God
• 8. The Apophatic Self and the Way of Forgetting
• 9. The Rule of Chaos and the Perturbation of Love
• 10. Secrecy, Corruption, and the Exchange of Reasons
• 11. Kierkegaard and the Peaceable Kingdom

About the Author

Paul Martens is Associate Professor of Religion at Baylor University.

C. Stephen Evans is University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Baylor University and Professorial Fellow, Australian Catholic University.

Reviews

This volume is perhaps the most important text in recent decades to consider the ways in which Kierkegaard's thought is of historical relevance to Christian thought and at the same speak to what it means to be (or try to become) a Christian. -- Choice

Martens and Evans have put together a strong volume. Those unfamiliar with Kierkegaard should find it a relatively easy read, while those who do know him will find it a joy to read and interact with the different scholars in this book. -- Matthew Brake -- Reading Religion

Kierkegaard's main critique of Christianity was that it had become too easy. The least we can do, then, in reading him (or reading about him) is to put in some effort. This book is well worth leaping into. It shows how Kierkegaard's thought might speak, both rigorously and creatively, to the challenges faced by Christians in today's world. -- Elizabeth Palmer -- The Christian Century