Kierkegaard's Concept of Faith

By Merold Westphal

In this book renowned philosopher Merold Westphal unpacks the writings of nineteenth-century thinker S ren Kierkegaard on biblical, Christian faith and its relation to reason.

Across five books -- Fear and Trembling, Philosophical Fragments, Concluding Unscientific Postscript, Sickness Unto Death, and Practice in Christianity -- and three pseudonyms, Kierkegaard sought to articulate a biblical concept of faith by approaching it from a variety of perspectives in relation to one another. Westphal offers a careful textual reading of these major discussions to present an overarching analysis of Kierkegaard's conception of the true meaning of biblical faith.

Though Kierkegaard presents a complex picture of faith through his pseudonyms, Westphal argues that his perspective is a faithful and illuminating one, making claims that are important for philosophy of religion, for theology, and most of all for Christian life as it might be lived by faithful people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802868061
• ISBN13: 9780802868060
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"