Book reviews: Kierkegaard and the Self before God

"For anyone who loves Kierkegaard, or who is puzzled and wants elucidation, this is a wonderfully intelligent, supple account of the philosopher’s thought, with a special emphasis laid on Kierkegaard’s rather doleful, sin-obsessed theology.” —The New Yorker

"Kierkegaard and the Self before God: Anatomy of the Abyss [sets] a more optimistic perspective. ... Podmore suggests another way of reading Kierkegaard, by contrasting despair, melancholy, anxiety or spiritual trial with faith, forgiveness and the love of God." —META: Research in Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, and Practical Philosophy