ABSTRACT
Faith and Existence: A Study of Søren Kierkegaard's Conception of Faith, a book by Istvÿn Czakó, was published by L'Harmattan in 2001. The book was originally based on the author's Ph.D. thesis. The book consists of four chapters. The first and second chapters explore various challenging questions which emerge from Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling and Repetition, respectively. The third chapter examines another pseudonymous work, namely, The Concept of Anxiety, published in 1844. Fourth, Kierkegaard is not an individualist. The undeniable value of Kierkegaard's conception of faith lies in its perception of faith that is fulfilled via a paradoxical relationship with God, beyond the constraints of a logical world. The critique of Kierkegaard's conception of faith plays an important role in Czakó's work, as do the theological reflections regarding it. Czakó stipulates that Kierkegaard objects to the definition of faith as a supernatural insight.
