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Professor Paul L. Holmer was the doyen of Kierkegaard studies for much of the later part of the twentieth century. His jargon-free writings are crisp, clear, epiphanic, and always in earnest. Gordon Marino, Professor of Philosophy, St Olaf College Paul Holmer, who died in 2004, was a major figure in Kierkegaard studies in the post-war USA. This volume has been lovingly reconstructed from his papers by David Gouwens and Lee Barrett, who have done us a service in making such a significant piece of work available. Steven Shakespeare, in Modern Believing, Vol 54.3 Holmer occupies an eminent place in the transmission of Kierkegaard's thought in twentieth century America. This book breathes renewed breadth and depth into that influence. ... Holmer's account is always in service to both the reader and to the thought of Kierkegaard that is so admirably invigorates and crystallizes. ... this is not another book 'about Kierkegaard'; rather, this is a book that forces us to read Kierkegaard as if our lives were at stake. Simon D. Podmore, in The Expository Times, Vol 125, No 3 this too-brief summary cannot do justice to the complexities and depth of Holmer's reflective thoughts on Kierkegaard and truth - This volume would be very helpful for anyone interested in Kierkegaard's concept of truth, his means of communicating it, and perhaps also for those looking to bridge the 'continental-analytic rift'. Victoria Davies, in Reviews in Religion and Theology, Vol 21, No 1 In this important study, the late Paul L. Holmer offers a robust depiction of the thought and writings of Soren Kierkegaard. ... This book is recommended not only to those looking for an in-depth discussion of Kierkegaard's philosophy but also to anyone seeking a more profound treatment of his thought. Joshua A. Hurd, University of Otago, in Theological Book Review , Vol 25, No 1 ...Holmer occupies an eminent place in the transmission of Kierkegaard's thought in twentieth century America. This book breathes renewed breadth and depth into that influence. [...] As Hauerwas concludes, 'this is not just another book about Kierkegaard ; rather, this is a book that forces us to read Kierkegaard as if our lives were at stake. In the process I think that you will find that the fear of God makes joy possible'. Simon D. Podmore, Liverpool Hope University, in The Expository Times, Vol. 125, No.3, December 2013 On Kierkegaard and the Truth [...] gives us a carefully argued and well written inquiry of Kierkegaard as a philosopher. [...] H.'s book is still an important book to read particularly because of the fruitful and for his time very innovative way that H. uses the later Ludwig Wittgenstein in H.'s interpretation of Kierkegaard's reorientation of thinking about religious, existential and ethical matters. Iben Damgaard, University of Copenhagen, in Theologische Literaturzeitung, No 139, Vol 2, February 2014

Paul Holmer, who died in 2004, was a major figure in Kierkegaard studies in the post-war USA. This volume has been lovingly reconstructed from his papers by David Gouwens and Lee Barrett, who have done us a service in making such a significant piece of work available. Steven Shakespeare, Modern Believing 54.3, July 2013 'Holmer occupies an eminent place in the transmission of Kierkegaard's thought in twentieth century America. This book breathes renewed breadth and depth into that influence. [ - ] Holmer's account is always in service to both the reader and to the thought of Kierkegaard that is so admirably invigorates and crystallizes. [ - ] this is not another book 'about Kierkegaard'; rather, this is a book that forces us to read Kierkegaard as if our lives were at stake.' Simon D. Podmore, The Expository Times, Vol.125, No 3, December 2013 ' - this too-brief summary cannot do justice to the complexities and depth of Holmer's reflective thoughts on Kierkegaard and truth - This volume would be very helpful for anyone interested in Kierkegaard's concept of truth, his means of communicating it, and perhaps also for those looking to bridge the 'continental-analytic rift'.' Victoria Davies, Reviews in Religion and Theology, Vol.21, No.1, January 2014

Paul Holmer, who died in 2004, was a major figure in Kierkegaard studies in the post-war USA. This volume has been lovingly reconstructed from his papers by David Gouwens and Lee Barrett, who have done us a service in making such a significant piece of work available. Steven Shakespeare, Modern Believing 54.3, July 2013

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The Editors: David J. Gouwens is Professor of Theology at Brite Divinity School. He is the author of Kierkegaard's Dialectic of the Imagination (1989) and Kierkegaard as Religious Thinker (1996). Lee C. Barrett III is Stager Professor of Theology at Lancaster Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Heidelberg Catechism (2007), Foundations of Modern Theology: Kierkegaard (2009), and co-editor of Kierkegaard and the Bible (2010).

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