John Caputo's introduction to Kierkegaard is engaging, thoughtful, and most of all comprehensive. The breadth of this short work is a helpful orientation to Kierkegaard's thought and ranges from discourse on pseudonyms to his ideas about the individual self as a fundamental component of existence. I appreciated Caputo's wit and delineation of the various modes of thought that have taken up Kierkegaard's work, while also being upfront about his own deconstructionist background.

This is an excellent introduction to Kierkegaard, and an essential work for any student of Existentialism. ( )