ABSTRACT
Robert C. Roberts' Faith, Reason, and History was published in 1986 by Mercer University Press. At the time of its publication, Roberts was a professor of philosophy and psychological studies at Wheaton College. Roberts is Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Baylor University. Roberts believes that Philosophical Fragments is an attempt at indirect communication. He claims that "Fragments is such a 'dialectical knot,' a tangled composition of jest and earnest," and so he takes "cognizance of the dissonances in the work" and attempts to "resolve them." Roberts makes what appear to be generally correct interpretations of Climacus' arguments, and, where there are opportunities for interpretation, Roberts gives clear reasons for accepting his particular point of view. According to Roberts, traditional Soren Kierkegaard scholarship either takes as its object of study Kierkegaard's thought or attempts to critique or summarize the text. Roberts' book is not about Philosophical Fragments; instead, Roberts' book is a rethinking of Fragments.
