Kierkegaard and the Paradox of Religious Diversity

"Illuminates the ever-present complexities of religious diversity"
Soren Kierkegaard famously critiqued Christendom especially the religious monoculture of his native Denmark. But what would he make of the dizzying diversity of religious life today? In this book George Connell draws on Kierkegaard s thought to explore pressing questions that contemporary religious diversity poses.
Connell unpacks an underlying tension in Kierkegaard, demonstrating both universalistic and particularistic tendencies in his thought. Kierkegaard s paradoxical vision of religious diversity, says Connell, allows for both respectful coexistence with people of different faiths and authentic commitment to one s own faith.
Though Kierkegaard lived and wrote in a context very different from ours, this nuanced study shows that his searching reflections on religious faith remain highly relevant as globalization, immigration, and mass media place people of many faiths in close daily interaction."