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Informationen zum Autor John R. Betz is Associate Professor of Systematic and Philosophical Theology at the University of Notre Dame, having previously taught theology at Loyola University Maryland. He has published several articles on Hamann, including Hamann's London Writings and on his significance to Kierkegaard. Klappentext After Enlightenment: Hamann as Post-Secular Visionary is a comprehensive introduction to the life and works of eighteenth-century German philosopher, J. G. Hamann, the founding father of what has come to be known as Radical Orthodoxy.* Provides a long-overdue, comprehensive introduction to Haman's fascinating life and controversial works, including his role as a friend and critic of Kant and some of the most renowned German intellectuals of the age* Features substantial new translations of the most important passages from across Hamann's writings, some of which have never been translated into English* Examines Hamann's highly original views on a range of topics, including faith, reason, revelation, Christianity, biblical exegesis, Socrates, theological aesthetics, language, sexuality, religion, politics, and the relationship between Judaism and Christianity* Presents Hamann as the 'founding father' of a distinctly post-modern, post-secular theology and, as such, as an alternative to the 'postmodern triumvirate' of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida* Considers Hamann's work as a touchtone of modern Jewish-Christian dialogue, in view of debates with his friend Moses Mendelssohn* Explores Hamann's role as the visionary founder of a 'metacritical' movement that radically calls into question the basic principles of modern secular reason, and thus reprises the debate between those defending Hamann's views and those labeling him the bête noir of the Enlightenment Zusammenfassung To Hegel, he was a genius; to Kierkegaard, he was the greatest humorist in Christendom; to Goethe, he was the brightest mind of his day. Though less known than many of his contemporaries, A.G. Hamann is gradually being recognized as one of the most important and original critics of the Enlightenment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acknowledgments xiv Abbreviations xvi Introduction 1 Notorious Darkness: Reading Sibylline Leaves 8 A Brief History of Scholarship 13 Hamann and Modern Theology 18 Overview 19 Part I The Making of a Christian Socrates 23 1 Life and Writings 1730-1788 25 The Making of a Philologist 26 Hamann's Conversion 29 Hamann's Falling Out with Berens 32 Hamann's Relationship with Kant 34 2 The London Writings: On the Glory of Trinitarian Condescension 38 Night Thoughts: On the Interpretation of Scripture 39 Glory in the "Rags" of Scripture 43 Biblical Meditations 45 "Reflections on church hymns" 53 "Fragments" and "Prophecies" 55 3 A Typological Re-reading of Socrates: On Faith, Reason, and History 63 The Prophet and the Idol 65 From Socratic Irony to Christian Humor 68 Toward a Philosophy of History 71 A Propaedeutic to Real Enlightenment 76 Converting Hume: Knowledge "By Faith Alone" 82 Kant, Hamann, and the So-called " Kinderphysik Fiasco" 84 Part II Crusades of the Philologist 89 4 Life and Writings 1760-1774 91 Against the Purification of Language 91 The Magi and "The Knight of Faith" 93 Crusades of the Philologist 96 On "Solomon of Prussia" and High School Drama 103 The Hamann-Herder Connection 104 A Satirical Masterpiece and Other Writings 109 5 Toward a Christological Poetics: A New Aesthetics of Scripture and Creation 113 Cloverleaf of Hellenistic Letters : On the Style of Scripture 117 Aesthetica in nuce : On the Language of Creation 123 The Di...
