The Witness of Kierkegaard whose vivid, unforgettable words paint an arresting picture of what the religion of Christ should be, as contrasted to what it is. Woven skillfully together, these selected writings from Kierkegaard's "ten foot shelf" form a connected whole, to which the editor attaches an illuminated introduction and summary epilogue.
Kierkegaard left the task of discovering the meaning of his works to the reader, because "the task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted". Scholars have interpreted Kierkegaard variously as an existentialist, neo-orthodoxist, postmodernist, humanist, and individualist.
Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, he is an influential figure in contemporary thought.... Show more