Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit : The Idealistic Logic of Modern Theology

Winner: 2012 The American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in Theology and Religious Studies, PROSE Award.In this thought-provoking new work, the world renowned theologian Gary Dorrien reveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumental in the foundation and development of modern Christian theology. * Presents a radical rethinking of the roots of modern theology * Reveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumen**t**al in the foundation and development of modern Christian theology * Shows how it took Kant's writings on ethics and religion to launch a fully modern departure in religious thought * Dissects Kant's three critiques of reason and his moral conception of religion * Analyzes alternative arguments offered by Schleiermacher, Schelling, Hegel, and others - moving historically and chronologically through key figures in European philosophy and theology * Presents notoriously difficult and intellectual arguments in a lucid and accessible manner Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–22): Chapter 2 Subjectivity in Question (pages 23–83): Chapter 3 Making Sense of Religion (pages 84–158): Chapter 4 Dialectics of Spirit (pages 159–242): Chapter 5 Hegelian Spirit in Question (pages 243–314): Chapter 6 Neo?Kantian Historicism (pages 315–377): Chapter 7 Idealistic Ordering (pages 378–453): Chapter 8 The Barthian Revolt (pages 454–529): Chapter 9 Idealistic Ironies (pages 530–573): Winner: 2012the American Publishers Award For Professional And Scholarly Excellence In Theology And Religious Studies, Prose Award. In This Thought-provoking New Work, The World Renowned Theologian Gary Dorrien Reveals How Kantian And Post-kantian Idealism Were Instrumental In The Foundation And Development Of Modern Christian Theology. Presents A Radical Rethinking Of The Roots Of Modern Theology Reveals How Kantian And Post-kantian Idealism Were Instrumen T Al In The Foundation And Development Of Modern Christian Theology Shows How It Took Kant's Writings On Ethics And Religion To Launch A Fully Modern Departure In Religious Thought Dissects Kant's Three Critiques Of Reason And His Moral Conception Of Religion Analyzes Alternative Arguments Offered By Schleiermacher, Schelling, Hegel, And Others - Moving Historically And Chronologically Through Key Figures In European Philosophy And Theology Presents Notoriously Difficult And Intellectual Arguments In A Lucid And Accessible Manner. Introduction: Kantian Concepts, Liberal Theology, And Post-kantian Idealism -- Subjectivity In Question: Immanuel Kant, Johann G. Fichte, And Critical Idealism -- Making Sense Of Religion: Friedrich Schleiermacher, John Locke, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, And Liberal Theology -- Dialectics Of Spirit: F.w.j. Schelling, G.w.f. Hegel, And Absolute Idealism -- Hegelian Spirit In Question: David Friedrich Strauss, Søren Kierkegaard, And Mediating Theology -- Neo-kantian Historicism: Albrecht Ritschl, Adolf Von Harnack, Wilhelm Herrmann, Ernst Troeltsch, And The Ritschlian School -- Idealistic Ordering: Lux Mundi, Andrew Seth Pringle-pattison, Hastings Rashdall, Alfred E. Garvie, Alfred North Whitehead, William Temple, And British Idealism -- The Barthian Revolt: Karl Barth, Paul Tillich, And The Legacy Of Liberal Theology -- Idealistic Ironies: From Kant And Hegel To Tillich And Barth. Gary Dorrien. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Winner: 2012 The American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in Theology and Religious Studies, PROSE Award. In this thought-provoking new work, the world renowned theologian Gary Dorrien reveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumental in the foundation and development of modern Christian theology. Presents a radical rethinking of the roots of modern theology Reveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumen t al in the foundation and development of modern Christian theology Shows how it took Kant's writings on ethics and religion to launch a fully modern departure in religious thought Dissects Kant's three critiques of reason and his moral conception of religion Analyzes alternative arguments offered by Schleiermacher, Schelling, Hegel, and others - moving historically and chronologically through key figures in European philosophy and theology Presents notoriously difficult and intellectual arguments in a lucid and accessible manner Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–22): Chapter 2 Subjectivity in Question (pages 23–83): Chapter 3 Making Sense of Religion (pages 84–158): Chapter 4 Dialectics of Spirit (pages 159–242): Chapter 5 Hegelian Spirit in Question (pages 243–314): Chapter 6 Neo?Kantian Historicism (pages 315–377): Chapter 7 Idealistic Ordering (pages 378–453): Chapter 8 The Barthian Revolt (pages 454–529): Chapter 9 Idealistic Ironies (pages 530–573): Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit offers illuminating insights into the impact of 19 th-century philosophical idealism on contemporary religious thought.