Errant Affirmations: On the Philosophical Meaning of Kierkegaard's Religious Discourses

Kierkegaard's religious discourses - his writings which have explicitly dealt with religion - have historically been given scant attention by philosophers. They have generally been considered to be of less philosophical interest than his 'proper' philosophy. Errant Affirmations radically questions this claim and considers Kierkegaard's religious writings as absolutely central to his philosophical vision.

Through close and clear readings of Kierkegaard's work, David Kangas argues that contem...