Eclipse of grace : divine and human action in Hegel / Nicholas Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Nicholas, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Theology.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831. Phänomenologie des Geistes.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831. Wissenschaft der Logik.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831. Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Religion.

Physical Description:

xx, 240 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Summary:

In order to gain an understanding of the great twentieth-century theologians - from Barth and Balthasar to Moltmann and Pannenberg - it is crucial to first grasp the ideas and influence of Hegel. The Eclipse of Grace brilliantly introduces systematic theologians and Christian ethicists to Hegel through a focus on three of the German philosopher's seminal texts: Phenomenology of Spirit, Science of Logic, and Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion. Acknowledging that Hegel is often considered a liability for contemporary theological study, the author takes a groundbreaking new approach to an understanding of the roots of modern theology. He argues that Hegel's importance for modern theology is best appreciated if one ignores his theological proposals and instead seeks to discern the logic that he develops out of a sophisticated engagement with Christian doctrines. This logic is one in which false oppositions - between thinking and being, subject and object, individual and community, and faith and reason - are overcome. Innovative and scholarly, Eclipse of Grace reveals how a close scrutiny of the works of Hegel remains vital for the study of contemporary theology and theologians. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Absolute Knowing 17

3 The Absolute Idea 117

4 God Existing as Community 166

5 Eclipse of Grace 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Adams, Nicholas, 1970- Eclipse of grace

ISBN:

9781118465882

1118465881

OCLC:

812067479