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Informationen zum Autor Chris L. Firestone, Nathan Jacobs Klappentext Chris L. Firestone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College in Deerfield, Ill. He is editor (with Stephen R. Palmquist) of Kant and the New Philosophy of Religion (IUP, 2006).Nathan Jacobs is Assistant Professor of Theology in the School of Biblical and Religious Studies at Trinity College in Deerfield, Ill. He has authored many articles on Kant and other topics, and is a contributor to Kant and the New Philosophy of Religion. Zusammenfassung Offers cogent grounds for taking Kant's religion seriously and defends him against the charges of incoherence. This book incorporates Christian essentials into the confines of reason, and argues that Kant establishes a rational religious faith in accord with religious conviction as it is elaborated in his mature philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Foreword by Nicholas Wolterstorff Acknowledgments Note on Text Quotations People vs. Religion Part 1. Perspectives on Kant's Religion 1. The Metaphysical Motives behind Religion Witness for the Prosecution: Vincent McCarthy Witness for the Defense: Stephen R. Palmquist Witness for the Prosecution: Keith Ward Witness for the Defense: Allen W. Wood 2. The Philosophical Character of Religion Witnesses for the Prosecution: Philip Quinn and Nicholas Wolterstorff Witness for the Defense: Ronald M. Green Witness for the Defense: Adina Davidovich Witnesses for the Defense: Bernard M. G. Reardon and John E. Hare 3. The Indictment of Religion The Predisposition-Propensity Conflict The Innate-but-Freely-Chosen Predicament The Universal-Contingent Puzzle The Stoic-Saint Dilemma The Before-and-After Problem The Hermeneutic Circularity Crisis The Unnecessary Necessity Paradox Part 2. The Defense of Kant's Religion 4. Kant's Philosophy of Religion Reconsidered-Again Pure Cognition and Rational Faith Kant's Two Experiments in Religion The Moral Disposition and the Pursuit of Virtue 5. Book One of Religion Kant's Case for Moral Rigorism Kant's Anthropology and Humanity's Moral Bent Humanity's Moral Disposition 6. Book Two of Religion The Prototype of Perfect Humanity Practical Faith in the Son of God The Anatomy of Moral Hope 7. Book Three of Religion The Need for and Nature of the Ethical Commonwealth Ecclesiastical Faith as the Vehicle for Pure Religious Faith The Rational Merits of Christianity 8. Book Four of Religion Kant on Revelation and Rationalism Christianity as a Natural and Learned Religion Concerning the Counterfeit Service of God Closing Statement Notes Selected Bibliography Index ...
