Recurrence of the End Times - Voegelin, Hegel, and the Stop-History Movements

The Recurrence of the End Times: Voegelin, Hegel, and the Stop-History Movements explores the deep connection between modern political ideologies and the secular eschatological hopes and dreams of a post-Christian society.

List of contents

Part I: General Introduction to the End of History Controversy
Chapter 1: The End of History, Identity Politics, and Transcendence
Chapter 2: The Origins of a Hegelian Misunderstanding
Part II: Hegel and the Crisis of Christian Salvation History
Chapter 3: Universal History Reimagined
Chapter 4: Elements of Historiogenesis
Chapter 5: Tradition-Bound Historiogenesis: Christian Historia Sacra
Chapter 6: Gnostic Historiogenesis: The Case of Hegel
Chapter 7: Historical Mankind and Historical Traditions
Part III: Intentionality and the Historical Process
Chapter 8: Voegelin on Human Consciousness
Chapter 9: Kojève's Hegel on Time and History
Chapter 10: Voegelin on the Problem of Time and the "Stop-History" Movements
Part IV: Hegel's Eclipse of Reality
Chapter 11: Hegel as Psychiatric Case Study?
Chapter 12: Voegelin and R.D. Laing on the Divided Self
Chapter 13: Does Hegel Manifest Schizoid Symptoms?
Chapter 14: Shortcomings in Laing's Theory of the Two Selves
Chapter 15: Ontological Insecurity

About the author

Michael J. Colebrookteaches in the World Languages and Religious Studies Department at St. John's High School. .

Summary

The Recurrence of the End Times: Voegelin, Hegel, and the Stop-History Movements explores the deep connection between modern political ideologies and the secular eschatological hopes and dreams of a post-Christian society.

Product details

• Authors: Michael J Colebrook, Michael J. Colebrook
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781793651341
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-134-1
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Political Theory for Today
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Religion and Politics, Political science and theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Religious and theocratic ideologies and movements