Kierkegaard and the Refusal of Transcendence challenges the standard view that Kierkegaard's God is infinitely other than the world. It argues that his work immerses us in the paradoxical nature of existence itself, and opposes any flight into another world.

Introduction1. Kierkegaard and the Limit of Analogy2. Distinctions: Marks of the Paradox3. The Paradox is Not One: Transfiguring Transcendence4. Monstrance: Articulating the Paradox5. Silhouettes: Figuring the Immanent Paradox6. Satan's Angel: The Interruption of the Demonic7. Kierkegaard, Spinoza and the Intellectual Love of GodConclusion: Theology for Creatures

Steven Shakespeare is one of the rising stars in the new generation of theologians who are intent on integrating theology with the world and getting the world to listen to the voice of theology. This book is an eloquent, meticulously document, well-argued reading of Kierkegaard as a theologian espousing the transformative power of the immanent life of God in the world. Kierkegaard and the Refusal of Transcendence is a must-read.' - John D. Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus, Syracuse University, USA, and David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Villanova University, USA

Challenges the standard view that Kierkegaard's God is infinitely other than the world. Argues that Kierkegaard's work immerses readers in the paradoxical nature of existence itself, and opposes any flight into another world. Traces the ways in which Kierkegaard performs distinctive acts of resistance to the transcendent.