Kierkegaard believes that true faith can only be achieved through a dual movement of abandoning rationality or logic, while believing that one can understand logically . In “Fear and Trembling,” Kierkegaard connects true faith with the Knight of Infinite Resignation and the Knight of Faith; In this article I will examine this claim and show why Kierkegaard's analogy is an excellent metaphor for the double movement that is required in the quest for faith and why. Kierkegaard's position on faith is represented by the Knight of Infinite Resignation and the Knight of Faith. faith. The Knight of Faith is considered to be one who believes in the absurd. Because he is the knight capable of believing in paradoxical things. The Knight of Faith is aware of the contradiction that occurs and understands it rationally, but he believes despite it. Kierkegaard gives a description of this after connecting the knight to a lover of a princess with whom he will never have the chance to be. He describes the knight in this situation by saying: “I nevertheless believe that I will have it, notably on the strength of the absurd, on the strength of the face that for God everything is possible” (75). Kierkegaard gives an overview of this knight by stating: "About this knight of faith it is equally clear: all that can save him is the absurd: and this is what he seizes by the faith. Consequently, he admits the impossibility and at the same time accepts the absurd” (76). The other knight Kierkegaard refers to is the knight of infinite resignation. It is the knight who works within the limits of reason and is capable of recognizing the contradiction or logical impossibility in a situation; like the situation where Abraham is commanded by God middle of paper ...... in Kierkegaard expresses his honest feelings by stating: “but I have not faith; I miss this courage” (63). Kierkegaard makes a valid point in saying that an act of faith requires a double movement. Believing something is not possible before believing it is possible. Faith is not something that comes and goes for some people. Achieving faith requires going through certain steps, the first being accepting that something cannot and will not. The two knights described by Kierkegaard provide one of the most excellent metaphors for describing the steps a person must take to take a true leap of faith. Works CitedHuxley, TH “Agnosticism.” Introduction to the philosophy of religion. Ed. James Kellenger. Pearson, 2007. 144-150. Kierkegaard, Søren and Alastair Hannay. Fear and trembling. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1985. Print.