Mark Tietjen

Kierkegaard and Spirituality

Philosophy

“C. Stephen Evans reminds us that while Kierkegaard is a distinctly Christian thinker, anyone interested in spirituality broadly understood has something to gain from one of the great masters of the human spirit. This book successfully demonstrates that Kierkegaard’s psychology and theology cannot be separated and that if you are interested in one, you must confront the other. This is Evans’s eighth book on Kierkegaard for a reason: somehow, he manages to uphold the integrity of each unique work under consideration while also proving the overall coherence of Kierkegaard’s authorship that each human is called to become a self before God.”

Kierkegaard's Concept of Faith

Philosophy

“In this volume Merold Westphal illumines a central concept in Kierkegaard's pseudonymous writings - faith in all of its unique facets, their interrelation, and the broader philosophical and theological contexts out of which these ideas emerge and to which they continue to speak. Westphal clarifies and subsequently pushes forward a number of ongoing conversations in Kierkegaard scholarship yet also manages to invite the nonspecialist to hold up a mirror to critique and challenge his or her own trusting relation to God.”

Soren Kierkegaard

Theology

“Soren Kierkegaard: Theologian of the Gospel requires us to confront the centrality of the God-human, Jesus of Nazareth, to Kierkegaard’s vast and deep exploration into the question for all ages: how truly to become a human self. The disruptive and radical nature of the gospel finds in Kierkegaard a worthy spokesperson, one to whom theologians and biblical scholars alike ought to listen. This collection of essays reminds us that Kierkegaard—ever a critic of establishment Christianity—belongs to the church, even as he challenges it to follow its Savior more faithfully.”

You Must Change Your Life

Philosophy

“Rarely do we pause and consider how we ought to read. With laser focus on this question, Thomas Millay makes the paradoxically compelling case that reflection on this question ought to move us away from reflection toward action, specifically the works of neighbor love. How one reads matters, then, since the very transformation of our hearts, minds, and wills is at stake.”