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I read as much Kierkegaard as I could get my hands on. I was sure Kierkegaard was right to put stress on the “how” of the faith as necessary for understanding the “what.” Put differently, I was learning from [Paul] Holmer’s account of Kierkegaard (as well as from [Julian] Hartt) that theology is best understood as a form of practical reason. Moreover, I learned from Kierkegaard that the truth of practical reason is Christ, and thus practical reason cannot be constrained by the accommodated form of the church identified with Christendom.
Stanley Hauerwas, Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir.
