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Kierkegaard and the Refusal of Transcendence

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  1. Steven Shakespeare
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  • Challenges the standard view that Kierkegaard's God is infinitely other than the world.
  • Argues that Kierkegaard's work immerses readers in the paradoxical nature of existence itself, and opposes any flight into another world.
  • Traces the ways in which Kierkegaard performs distinctive acts of resistance to the transcendent.

Part of the book series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies (RADT)

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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.

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 1-19

  3. Kierkegaard and the Limit of Analogy

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 21-45

  4. Distinctions: Marks of the Paradox

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 47-75

  5. The Paradox Is Not One: Transfiguring Transcendence

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 77-100

  6. Monstrance: Articulating the Paradox

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 101-135

  7. Silhouettes: Figuring the Immanent Paradox

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 137-157

  8. Satan’s Angel: The Interruption of the Demonic

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 159-178

  9. Kierkegaard, Spinoza, and the Intellectual Love of God

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 179-196

  10. Conclusion: Theology for Creatures

    • Steven Shakespeare
    Pages 197-207

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 209-236
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Reviews

“This is the latest addition to the Radical Theologies series, which ‘is dedicated to redefining the very terms of theology as a concept and practice’. … Shakespeare offers us a more demanding but positive insight into how such an iconic theologian can be creatively filtered through the prism of ‘radical theology’.” (Dr. John Saxbee, Church Times, June, 2016)


Steven Shakespeare is one of the rising stars in the new generation of theologians who are intent on integrating theology with the world and getting the world to listen to the voice of theology. This book is an eloquent, meticulously document, well-argued reading of Kierkegaard as a theologian espousing the transformative power of the immanent life of God in the world. Kierkegaard and the Refusal of Transcendence is a must-read.' - John D. Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus, Syracuse University, USA, and David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Villanova University, USA

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Steven Shakespeare is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Theology, Philosophy and Religious Studies Department at Liverpool Hope University, UK

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