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Hegel makes philosophical proposals concerning religion and Christianity that demand critical reflection from contemporary theology. Hegel and Theology discusses the role that an understanding of religion and Christianity play in the development of Hegel''s idea of philosophy; Hegel''s treatment of religious experience; the problem of the relation between the world and God and the issue of God''s transcendence. These discussions provide a framework for considering Hegel''s understandings of specific Christian mysteries. De Nys here considers the Hegelian conception of the Trinity, and the mysteries of Creation, Incarnation, and reconciled indwelling in connection with the persons of the Trinity. Hegel and Theology concludes by examining critical problems that belong in an immanent way to Hegel''s essential proposals about religion and Christianity, as well as contributions that Hegel makes to contemporary theological inquiry.>
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Hegel's Idea of Knowledge and Philosophy
2. Religion and Christianity in the Phenomenology of Spirit.
3. Philosophy, Religion, and Theology.
4. The Problem of God and the World in Christian and Hegelian Thought.
5. The Christian Mysteries.
6. Hegel's Legacy: The Problem.
7. Hegel's Legacy: The Promise
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Martin J. De Nys is Associate Professor of Philosophy at George Mason University, Virginia, U.S.A. He received his Ph.D. from Loyola University. His research interests include 19th and 20th century Continental philosophy, especially Hegel and Marx, philosophical theology, political philosophy, and ontology.
Summary
Presents a religious enquiry that runs through publications and writings produced during the development of Hegel's systematic philosophy. This title considers the understanding of religion and Christianity that Hegel develops in the "Phenomenology of Spirit". It offers a framework for considering Hegel's understandings of Christian mysteries.
