He considered Christ to be a living entity able to be experienced on a personal level. While critical of institutional Christianity (because of its corruption), he as a deeply-committed believer.

Moreover, Kierkegaard is probably the central figure in establishing faith as a rigorously defensible component of any epistemology incorporating belief in God. If I am "influenced" by Soren Kierkegaard, it's because of his important and still completely valid work in my field (Philosophy). No need to re-invent the wheel...