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.<br/><br/>Across five books &mdash; <em>Fear and Trembling</em>, <em>Philosophical Fragments</em>, <em>Concluding Unscientific Postscript</em>, <em>Sickness Unto Death</em>, and <em>Practice in Christianity</em> &mdash; 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.<br/><br/>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.