Passionate Reason: Making Sense of Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments

Johannes Climacus, Soren Kierkegaard's Pseudonymous Author Of Philosophical Fragments, Invents A Religion Suspiciously Resembling Christianity As An Alternative To The Assumption That Humans Possess The Truth Within Themselves. Through This Literary Device, Climacus Raises In A Fresh And Audacious Way Age-old Questions About The Relation Of Christian Faith To Human Reason. Is The Idea Of A Human Incarnation Of God Logically Coherent? Is Religious Faith The Product Of A Voluntary Choice? In A Comprehensive Discussion Of One Of Kierkegaard's Most Important Books, C. Stephen Evans Elucidates Kierkegaard's Novel Explanation That The Tension Between Faith And Reason Must Be Understood As A Consequence Of The Passionate Character Of Reason Itself. Passionate Reason Situates Kierkegaard's Philosophy In The Context Of Postmodern Religious Thought, Providing A Contemporary Reading Of Fragments As A Challenge To Both The Modern Enlightenment Critique Of Reason And The Postmodern Abandonment Of Truth. On Reading Kierkegaard And Johannes Climacus -- An Ironical Thought Experiment -- Constructing An Alternative To The Socratic View Of The Truth -- The Poetry Of The Incarnation -- Thought, Passion, And Paradox -- The Echo Of Offense -- Reason And The Paradox -- Belief And The Will -- Faith And History -- Christianity In The Contemporary World. C. Stephen Evans. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.