Against Pure Reason: Writings on Religion, Language, and History (Fortress Texts in Modern Theology)

The Figure Of Johann Gottfried Herder Looms Increasingly Important Not Only For His Prescient Contributions To Many Fields - Biblical Criticism, Philosophy Of Language, Literary Criticism, Philosophy Of History - But Also For His Pivotal Position Between The Impulses Of The Enlightenment And Romanticism. Many Of Herder's Questions And Concerns Are More Pressing At The End Of The Modern Era Than They Were At Its Inception. Bunge's Lucid And Engaging Translations Of Signal Texts From Herder - Most Appearing Here For The First Time In English - Are Arranged Thematically: Human Nature, Language, And History; Myth And Religion; God And Nature; Literature And The Bible; And Christianity And Theology. Along With Her Extensive Introduction And Bibliography, They Constitute An Essential Resource For Coming To Terms With The Checkered Legacy Of The Enlightenment. -- Back Cover. 1. Human Nature, Language, And History. Yet Another Philosophy Of History (1774). Ideas Toward A Philosophy Of History (1784-91). On Human Immortality (1791). Treatise On The Origin Of Language (1772) -- 2. Myth And Religion. Concerning The Various Religions (c. 1764). Fragment Of An Essay On Mythology (c. 1782-92). Ideas Toward A Philosophy Of History (1784-91). Concerning Religion, Doctrines, And Practices (1798). First Dialogue Concerning National Religions (1802) -- 3. God And Nature. The Oldest Document Of The Human Race (1774, 76). Love And Selfhood (1785). Letters To Jacobi (1784). God, Some Conversations (1787) -- 4. Literature And The Bible. Conclusions Drawn From The Comparison Of The Poetry Of Diverse Peoples Of Ancient And Modern Times (1796). Shakespeare (1773). The Spirit Of Hebrew Poetry (1782-83). On The Gospels (1796, 97) -- 5. Christianity And Theology. Concerning The Divinity And Use Of The Bible (1768). To Preachers: Fifteen Provincial Letters (1774). Letters Concerning The Study Of Theology (1780-81). Letters To Theophron (1781). Johann Gottfried Herder ; Translated, Edited, And With An Introduction By Marcia Bunge. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xiii-xx). Herder, Johann Gottfried, Bunge, Marcia J.