Provocations - by Søren Kierkegaard (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The most accessible Kierkegaard reader ever

"In a culture awash in religious silliness, Kierkegaard's bracing metaphors expose our mediocrities and energize us with a clarified sense of what it means to follow Jesus." -Eugene Peterson, author, Subversive Spirituality

Provocations contains a little of everything from Kierkegaard's prodigious output: his famously cantankerous (yet wryly humorous) attacks on what he calls the "mediocre shell" of conventional Christianity, his brilliantly pithy parables, his wise (and witty) sayings.

Most significantly, it brings to a new generation a man whose writings pare away the fluff of modern spirituality to reveal the basics of the Christ-centered life: decisiveness, obedience, and recognition of the truth.

Review Quotes

By far the best introduction to Kierkegaard that I have seen.--Vernard Eller,

In a culture awash in religious silliness, Kierkegaard's bracing metaphors expose our mediocrities and energize us with a clarified sense of what it means to follow Jesus.--Eugene Peterson, author of Subversive Spirituality

Kierkegaard has taught me, moved me, perplexed me, and always provoked my thinking in new directions. I'm delighted to see his work in such an accessible form.--Philip Yancey

A treasure chest of powerful insights...Those who do not already know Kierkegaard will surely be led by these selections to read the whole works from which they are taken.--C. Stephen Evans, Calvin College