Hans Lassen Martensen : theologian, philosopher and social critic / edited by Jon Stewart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stewart, Jon (Jon Bartley)

Charles Wendell David Library Fund.

Series:

Danish golden age studies ; vol. 6.

Danish golden age studies, 1903-3338 ; vol. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martensen, H. (Hans), 1808-1884.

Martensen, H.

Theology--Denmark.

Theology.

Philosophy, Danish--19th century.

Philosophy, Danish.

Social sciences--Denmark--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Philosophy.

Denmark.

Physical Description:

xiii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen : Museum Tusculanum Press ; [Lancaster] : Gazelle [distributor], 2012.

Summary:

Danish Golden Age Studies

Although he has long been known primarily as the object of Søren Kierkegaard's disdain, Hans Lassen Martensen (1808-84) was a celebrated figure in his own time. Recognized as a brilliant scholar and highly successful churchman, Martensen worked in a number of different areas of theology and philosophy, producing an impressive literary corpus over a period of several decades. His authorship is remarkably varied, including philosophical treatises, theological tracts, sermons, eluogies, book and theater reviews, as well as polemical and occasional pieces. During his lifetime, he saw his works translated into German, Swedish, English, French, Hungarian and Dutch. These works were widely read and frequently reprinted in numerous editions throughout the second half of the century. It is unfortunate that to international research he was known for many years only as a central figure in Kierkegaard's attack on the Danish State Church.

In the past few decades there has, however, been a renewed appreciation for Martensen as an important thinker in his own right. The present anthology attempts to bring together the works of the leading Danish and international scholars responsible for this recent surge of interest. In order to capture the different aspects of Martensen's thought, the volume has been organized into three main rubrics: I. Theology, II. Philosophy, and III. Politics and Social Theory. Collectively, the articles featured here treat Martensen's main works from his dissertation, On the Autonomy of Human Self-Consciousness in 1837 to his monumental, three-volume Christian Ethics from the 1870s. The authors demonstrate that the problems critically addressed by Martensen in the Danish Golden Age are still very much with us today in the twenty-first century. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Theology

Martensen, Speculation and the Task of Modern Theology / George Pattison Pattison, George 17

Martensen's Treatise Mester Eckart and the Contemporary Philosophical-Theological Debate on Speculative Mysticism in Germany / Peter Šajada Šajada, Peter 47

Martensen as Systematic Theologian: The Architectonics of Incarnation / Lee C. Barrett Barrett, Lee C. 73

Embracing Philosophical Speculation: H.L. Martensen's Speculative Theology and Its Impact / Curtis L. Thompson Thompson, Curtis L. 99

"Like a Voice in the Wilderness": Magnús Eiríksson's Tenacious Critique of Martensen-and Martensen's "Lofty Silence" 155

II Philosophy: Aesthetics and Christianity in the Early Works of H.L. Martensen / Carl Henrik Koch Koch, Carl Henrik 195

Kierkegaard's Engimatic Reference to Martensen in The Concept of Irony / Jon Stewart Stewart, Jon 219

Martensen's Theonomic Enterprise: An Advance Beyond Hegel? / David D. Possen Possen, David D. 239

III Politics and Social Theory: Martensen's View on the Emancipation of Women in Christian Ethics / Katalin Nun Nun, Katalin 275

State and Nation in the Theology of Hans Lassen Martensen / Stephen Backhouse Backhouse, Stephen 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles Wendell David Library Fund.

ISBN:

9788763531696

8763531690

OCLC:

782968908

Publisher Number:

99947902944