'In this incredibly clear, sweepingly aware, and compellingly argued book, Walsh presents Kierkegaard as being most radical when at his most religious, and at his most empirically relevant when at his most existentially concerned. Although this book is primarily written for a scholarly audience, the Kierkegaard that Sylvia Walsh presents is someone that I hope all my students get to meet. And since I get to decide what goes on the syllabus, I will make sure that they do.' J. Aaron Simmons, Reading Religion
1. The constituents of personality; 2. Portraits of character; 3. Character and virtue; 4. Existence as a time of testing; 5. The content and formation of Christian character; 6. Progress and sanctification in the Christian life.