Kierkegaard And The Refusal Of Transcendence (radical Theologies And Philosophies)

Kierkegaard and the Refusal of Transcendence challenges the standard view that Kierkegaard's God is infinitely other than the world. It argues that his work immerses us in the paradoxical nature of existence itself, and opposes any flight into another world. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-19 Kierkegaard and the Limit of Analogy....Pages 21-45 Distinctions: Marks of the Paradox....Pages 47-75 The Paradox Is Not One: Transfiguring Transcendence....Pages 77-100 Monstrance: Articulating the Paradox....Pages 101-135 Silhouettes: Figuring the Immanent Paradox....Pages 137-157 Satan’s Angel: The Interruption of the Demonic....Pages 159-178 Kierkegaard, Spinoza, and the Intellectual Love of God....Pages 179-196 Conclusion: Theology for Creatures....Pages 197-207 Back Matter....Pages 209-236