Sylvia Walsh

Eros and Self-Emptying

Theology

“One could hardly ask for a finer or more highly nuanced treatment of the convergences and divergences, both direct and indirect, between Augustine and Kierkegaard than Barrett has given us in this rich comparative study of these two great theologians of love.”

From Despair to Faith

Philosophy

“Viewing Kierkegaard as a spiritual author in the tradition of Christian pietism, Barnett identifies—rightly I believe—a dialectic between the aesthetic and the religious in his writings in the form of an 'aesthetics of the icon' á la Jean-Luc Marion that seeks to promote the reader’s spiritual journey from despair to faith via images or icons from nature and the Bible that exemplify the life of faith in humility, suffering, and love. This is essential reading for anyone interested in Kierkegaard as a Christian poet and thinker.”

Kierkegaard

Philosophy

“Kierkegaard's reputation as a profound religious, poetic, philosophical and psychological thinker and writer is widely recognized, especially in the academic world, but his devastating critique of Christendom is often lost at the level of the institutional church, for which it was primarily intended and where it was and is most needed. Mark Tietjen's book will go a long way toward redressing that lacuna by introducing Kierkegaard specifically as a Christian missionary to contemporary Christians. In it he not only seeks to allay suspicions, fears and misconceptions about Kierkegaard as a philosopher and Christian thinker but also to explicate the basic elements of his thought in a manner that makes it accessible to fellow believers who want to better understand what it means to be a Christian and to deepen their faith in Christ.”

Kierkegaard's Concept of Faith

Philosophy

“Likening faith to a many-faceted gem in Kierkegaard's authorship, Merold Westphal examines with the precision of a jeweler's eye twelve facets of faith by three pseudonyms in five texts. To shed light on this complex concept, he brings to bear his notable expertise in ideology critique, philosophy of religion, postmodernism, epistemology, and phenomenology along with a touch of humor and a wealth of illustrations from popular culture and classical literature. . . . An enlightening, enjoyable, and edifying read.”

On Kierkegaard and the Truth

Philosophy

“"With the two-hundredth anniversary of Kierkegaard's birth approaching in 2013, what a treat to have Paul L. Holmer's long awaited and now posthumous On Kierkegaard and the Truth to clarify Kierkegaard's status as a philosopher and the role of logic and reason in his thought. A master philosopher and teacher himself, Holmer knew how to cut to the very essence of a thinker's thought, as he does here with Kierkegaard's.”

Thinking the Faith with Passion

Theology

“"This collection of previously published and unpublished essays by Paul L. Holmer on a wide range of topics demonstrates his incisive thought and writing on some of the perplexing 'knots of understanding' in philosophy and theology, which he sought to untie with exceptional acuity and conceptual clarity by way of Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, and his own pioneering efforts in the rehabilitation of virtue ethics in our time.”