Inwood, hegel excellent introduction to his philosophy t. Georg wilhelm hegel 17701831 was a liberal german philosopher who led the german idealist movement, turning his back on orthodox christianity and holding to a type of pantheism. Hegel which can be summed up by the dictum that the rational alone is real, which means that all reality is capable of being expressed in rational categories. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegels lectures on the philosophy of religion lpr. Hegel is a christian, but not an orthodox one by the nicene creed. Christian christian faith and philosophical theology. Augustine was probably the greatest theologian that the church has ever known since paul. Altizer claims that the 19th century attack on christianity was really aimed at the theological forms and moral laws that are most opposed to the advent of a new man. August 27, 1770 november 14, 1831 was a german philosopher and an important.
I assisted the principal editor, walter jaeschke, in preparing the german text, and i coordinated the english translation by robert f. A logical deep structure underlies both thought and being, and it appears in a great diversity of shapes in the empirical world. Hodgson engages the speculative reconstruction of christian theology that is accomplished by hegels lectures on the philosophy of religion, and provides a. He denies the precedence of the father, from whom the son and the spirit proceed. Contemporary theology is generally defined as a study of theology and theological trends from postworld war i to the present. The treatment of hegel s relation to revealed religion is also very interesting, and lays sufficient weight on the difference between his standpoint and that of orthodox christianity,a difference which is sometimes ignored by commentators in an excess of religiosity. Pdf in this postmodern era, godtalk is facing serious challenges.
Gary dorrien is the reinhold niebuhr professor of social ethics at union theological seminary and professor of religion at columbia university. Kantian reason and hegelian spirit wiley online books. An analysis of the interpretation of christian theology that is found in g. The christian religion the absolute religion, in hegels opinion, had brought about the union of the fundamental opposites of interest to philosophy matter and spirit, being and thought, divine and human. In christian theology, even the crucial theme of jesuss own teaching, the kingdom of god, is subordinated to teaching about who jesus isthe christ, which means the king in the kingdom of god. In this tradition, unlike any of those cited above, hegel has been understood along broadly classical theological lines. In the preceding chapter we found that in spite of his critical approach to hegelian philosophy marx never lost interest in hegel, and that the problem of the continuity of marxs thought was bound up with his continuing interest in hegel. Christian theology focuses on doctrine rather than law, because christianity is a faith more than a way of life, so the question. Hodgson engages the speculative reconstruction of christian theology that is accomplished by hegel s lectures on the philosophy of religion, and provides a close reading of the critical edition of the lectures. In this thoughtprovoking new work, the world renowned theologian gary dorrien reveals how kantian and postkantian idealism were instrumental in the foundation and development of modern christian theology. A reading of the lectures on the philosophy of religion by peter c.
I assisted the principal editor, walter jaeschke, in preparing the german text, and i coordinated the english translation by. Hegel, lutheranism and contemporary theology gary d. Hodgson argues that these lectures are among the most valuable resources from the nineteenth century for theology as it faces. Greg bahnsen pdf download systematic theology, vincent cheung pdf download a chronological study of the life of jesus, mcgarvey and pendleton pdf download christologia, john owen pdf download calvinism, kevin hall pdf download interdisciplinary method in christian theology, dr. It roughly covering the twentieth century to today, the major categories typically addressed by contemporary theology include fundamentalism, neoorthodoxy, pentecostalism, evangelicalism, neoliberalism, postvatican ii catholicism, eastern orthodox theology of the. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel was born in stuttgart in 1770, the son of a revenue officer. He analyzes hegels concept of the object and purpose of the philosophy of religion, his critique of the theology of his time, his approach to christianity within the framework.
Hegel s lectures on the philosophy of religion is one of the most important resources from the nineteenth century for theology as it faces the challenges of modernity and postmodernity. Im not sure hegel is helpful at all to a christian theologian. A reading of the lectures on the philosophy of religion heterodox philosophy giving up the idea of the possibility to conceptualise god at all, and a precritical ontotheology. The following are suggestions, but are not meant to limit your options. An exploration of the impact of friedrich hegels dialectic on truth.
Apr 23, 2008 h egelian dialectics is being used around the world as a tool to break down traditional beliefs with the objective of replacing them with something new. Download pdf kantian reason and hegelian spirit free. Hegel and theology discusses the role that an understanding of religion and christianity play in the development of hegels idea of philosophy. Hegels lectures on the philosophy of religion is one of the most important resources from the nineteenth century for theology as it faces the challenges of.
Geoffrey holsclaw is an affiliate professor of theology and director of master of arts in theology and mission at northern seminary. A reading of the lectures on the philosophy of religion, oxford 2006, pg. But then again, im a medievalist and dont tend to think any philosopher born after 1450 is helpful for christian theology. Pdf theology, history, and religious identification. Hegel continued to exhibit unflagging interest in the religious is sues that had exercised him in the 1790s. In light of his distinctive philosophical approach, using a method that is dialectical and. The key concepts of christian theology should be understood in terms of their relation to christianitys central focus on jesus christ.
For a thorough, sensitive treatement of hegel s theology, see william desmonds, hegel s god. Min, convinced o f hegel agreemens witt h christian fait h on the uniquenes osf jesus. Hodgson engages the speculative reconstruction of christian theology that is accomplished by hegels lectures on the philosophy of religion, and provides a close reading of the critical edition of the lectures. This thesis argues that in a theology of liberation, gustavo gutierrez dialectically reconciles the theories of hegel and marx, without explicitly acknowledging the process in which he is engaged, transforming their theories into a new theological system that could be used as an epistemological basis for a christian understanding of the world. Hegel as a theologian of the spirit oxford scholarship. Although hegel began his philosophizing with commentary on the christian religion and often expresses the view that he is a christian, his ideas of god are not acceptable to some christians even though he has had a major influence on 19th and 20thcentury theology. This chapter provides a brief survey of hegels life and career, then examines the way that his speculative philosophy attempts to move through and beyond kants critical philosophy to reestablish the possibility of knowing ultimate truth and reality. Request pdf on jan 1, 2006, forrest clingerman and others published hegel and christian theology.
He analyzes hegel s concept of the object and purpose of the philosophy of religion, his critique of the theology of his time, his approach to christianity within the framework of the concept of religion, his concept of god, his reconstruction of central christian themes, and his placement of christianity among the religions of the world. In this course, learners examine the major trends in contemporary theological thought in light of their philosophical contexts. Radical theology from hegel to zizek syracuse university fall, 2009 dr. If man, though human, can rise in the final thought to the absolute divine selfactivity, it is in the last analysis because the man who is an infinitely selfconfident, modern, secular agent and the man who is a free, modern protestant. Insights for christianmarxist dialogue and cooperation by paulose mar paulose chapter 3.
In the 1980s a new edition of georg wilhelm friedrich hegels lectures on the philosophy of religion appeared in german, english, and spanish. A reading of the lectures on the philosophy of religion by hodgson, peter c. Hegel, he made up the masters mind for him posthumously davi d friedrich strauss, in nineteenthcentury religious thought in the west 1. In the 1980s a new edition of georg wilhelm friedrich hegel s lectures on the philosophy of religion appeared in german, english, and spanish. May 23, 2017 hegels influence on christian ethics and christianitys western relevance may 23, 2017 no comments georg hegel was a german philosopher and protestant seminary grad, who lived from 1770 to 1831, and in his publication phanomenologie des geistes created a masterslave dialectic a metephor in fancy philosopher terms. A reading of the lectures on the philosophy of religion. Hegel s doctrine of god provides the means for understanding this fundamental relationship. It is my hunch, however, that there are ways of doing theology that can take our postmodern conditions into serious. Although hegel stated that god is absolute spirit and christianity is the absolute religion, the compatibility of hegels doctrine of god with christian theology has been a. Hegels lectures on the philosophy of religion is one of the most important resources from the nineteenth century for theology as it faces the challenges of modernity and postmodernity. At tbingen university he studied not philosophy but theology and in a sense all his philosophy was essentially a theology, an exploration of the working. Think, for example, of what nietzsche had to say about the superman, the person who would be the. A reading of the lectures on the philosophy of religion oxford.
What was unquestionably the most common theological assessment of hegel during much of the twentieth century. Religiosity, however, is a danger against which professor wal. Hegels influence on christian ethics and christianitys. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including the highlyacclaimed trilogy the making of liberal theology 2001, 2003, 2006, and social ethics in the making. Hegel and theology discusses the role that an understanding of religion and christianity play in the development of hegel s idea of philosophy. The canadian hegel scholar emil fackenheim writes in the religious dimension in hegels thought 1967. A critical edition of these lectures was published in the 1980s, which makes possible a study of the text on a level of accuracy and insight hitherto unattainable. A counterfeit double published in the last year or two by ashgate. The elements of philosophy with which we are specifically concerned are those that have influenced the development of catholic theology. H egelian dialectics is being used around the world as a tool to break down traditional beliefs with the objective of replacing them with something new. Christian theology is a tradition of critical reasoning about christian doctrine, that is, about what should be taught in the church about jesus christ and life in him.
Hegel makes philosophical proposals concerning religion and christianity that demand critical reflection from contemporary theology. Although hegel stated that god is absolute spirit and christianity is the absolute religion, the compatibility of hegel s doctrine of god with christian theology has been a matter of continuing and closely argued debate. Whitehead and charles hartshorne the idea of a god evolving in the universe through history derives from hegel. Hegel and theology philosophy and theology martin j. Hegels christology in and andrew shanks didache version. He analyzes hegels concept of the object and purpose of the philosophy of religion, his critique of the theology of his time, his approach to christianity within the framework of the concept of religion, his concept of god, his reconstruction of central christian themes, and his placement of christianity among the religions of the world.
This concept of god as a totality encompassing otherness mediates between a postmodern, levinaslike overemphasis. They represent the final and in some ways the decisive element of his philosophical system. His goal was to reduce reality to a more synthetic unity within the system of absolute idealism. Not for nothing did the always astute karl lowith identify hegel as the last christian philosopher. He is the coauthor of prodigal christianity 20, as well as the author of articles in theology and political philosophy, examining major figures such as hobbes, badiou and zizek, and integrating eucharistic and trinitarian themes to political practice. So do more modern ideas that the universe is an god evolving towards ever greater complexity and consciousness, and that we humans are somehow a central part of this drama. Inwood, hegel excellent introduction to his philosophy.
Do 841 philosophy for understanding theology this course takes in a broad view of philosophy from the ancient greek philosophers all the way to philosophers of our own time. A christian hegel in canada intercollegiate studies. Interpreting an american tradition wileyblackwell, 2008, 2010. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel 1770 1830 faith and knowledge 1801 lectures on the philosophy of religion 1832 the cambridge companion to hegel, esp. He denies that lordship is the meaning of divinity, so that christ manifests divinity only as the risen lord. The book analyses hegels conception of the object and purpose of the philosophy of religion, his critique of the theology of his time, his approach to christianity within the framework of the concept of religion, his concept of god, his reconstruction of central christian themes trinity, creation, humanity, evil, christ, spirit, community. His career at school and university was undistinguished his certificate mentioned his inadequate grasp of philosophy. Hegels doctrine of god provides the means for understanding this fundamental relationship. Hegel as a theologian of the spirit hegel as a theologian of the spirit chapter.
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