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This book was originally written as a thesis to obtain a Masters degree in theology from Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand. In between submitting it and seeing it published, my wife and I travelled to Canada so that I could have the privilege of working as a pastor for the children and youth of Spring Garden Church in North York, Toronto. This experience brought to light many difficulties that arise from attempting to embody the ideas I have outlined here from my reading of Kierkegaard. The propensity and temptation to abstraction is always real in any work on behalf of people, and my family at Spring Garden helped to work with me to ground theology in life. I am grateful for having been a part of this community.

But before this, many people in many different ways are responsible for creating the space for me to grow into a theologian and an author: my teachers Mark Strom, David Williams, Rod Thompson, and my supervisor Nicola Hoggard-Creegan; my peers of the More’s The Pity Society: Jimmy Harvey, Brendon Neilson, and Kyle Duncan, along with Christian Parker; various mentors and encouragers throughout the years, who have, I believe, shaped my life for the better: Malcolm Irwin, Gene Tempelmeyer, and various teachers, friends and family at The Salvation Army, Browns Bay. I am also thankful to Murray Rae for encouraging me to get this published and supporting me in this process.

And I am thankful to my mother, for her constant support and encouragement through editing and discussion, along with the rest of my family, who have been forced to journey with me through my endless outward processing. Lastly, of course, I am thankful to my wife, Miriam, with whom life is an ongoing adventure and joy, as we strive to know as we are known.

Jacob H. Sawyer

November, 2014