Although the wide influence of Soren Kirkegaards writings upon modern Christian thought is now generally recognized the insights of the Danish knight of faith have often been misread and misinterpreted by those who seek to canonize their own theologies by appealing to Kierkegaard. The fact that modern Christian thought owes much to Kierkegaard does not mean that modern Christian thought speaks fo Kierkegaard at all points. In this short study Carnell has allowed Kierkegaard to speak for himself