ABSTRACT

The book at hand, which analyzes the focal points of Kierkegaard's theology, is a very ambitious and significant undertaking by the young pastor and professor of the Kolozsvar College of Divinity, Sarolta Pusok. The structure of the book is explained in the Preface: seven chapters cover the background of Kierkegaard's oeuvre, followed by a description of the composition of the authorship, which is characterized as sophisticatedly thought through. It is hard to find a similarly coherent and complex analysis of the Kierkegaardian authorship from the point of view of systematic theology, based on contemporary research and a thorough familiarity with the entire authorship. While the author finds Kierkegaard's authorship wonderful, she still refers to him as a graphomaniac, a sort of maniac who constantly puts his thoughts on paper. In Pusok's understanding, Kierkegaard's basic intention was to find the way and to lead his readers to God. Pusok's important and original undertaking is a great achievement.