by Stephen Backhouse
This
book has singlehandedly sparked my interest in reading Kierkegaard. A
concise but thorough overview of Kierkegaard's life and writings, making
the complicated Danish philosopher and theologian more understandable.
After reading Backhouse's book I find myself thinking that Kierkegaard
has as much to say to our current age as he did to the Danish culture of
the 19th century. I also see some interesting parallels with Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (Backhouse doesn't assert this, rather it is a conclusion of
my own making). Now to tackle a book by Kierkegaard rather than about
him.
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