Hegel on religion and politics / edited by Angelica Nuzzo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nuzzo, Angelica, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and state.

Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.

Burke, Edmund.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although scholars have written extensively on Hegel's treatment of religion and politics separately, much less has been written about the connections between the two in his thought. Religion in Hegel's philosophy occupies a difficult position relative to politics, existing both within the ethical and historical reality of the state and at the same time maintaining an absolute, transcendent identity. In addition, Hegel's views on the relationship between the two were often revised and refined over time in both his written works and his lectures. His thinking on the subject, however, provides a fascinating look at an element of his practical philosophy that was as controversial in his time as it is in ours. This book highlights various approaches to this intersection in Hegel's thought and evaluates its relevance to contemporary problems, considering issues such as religious pluralism and tolerance, conflicts between Islam and Christianity, and tensions between the secular and religious state.

Contents:

""Hegel on Religion and Politics""; ""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Hegel and the Consecrated State""; ""Chapter 2: The State as a “Temple of Human Freedom�: Hegel on Religion and Politics""; ""Chapter 3: Religion and the Dialectic of the Enlightenment""; ""Chapter 4: Hegel�s Defense of Toleration""; ""Chapter 5: Hegel, the Political, and the Theological: The Question of Islam""; ""Chapter 6: The Active Fanaticism of Political and Religious Life: Hegel on Terror and Islam""

""Chapter 7: The Inseparability of Love and Anguish: Hegel�s Theological Critique of Modernity""""Chapter 8: The Place of Nationality in Hegel�s Philosophy of Politics and Religion: A Defense of Hegel on the Charges of National Chauvinism and Racism""; ""Chapter 9: Philosophy, Religion, and the Politics of Bildung in Hegel and Feuerbach""; ""Chapter 10: Religion, Civil Society, and the System of an Ethical World: Hegel on the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438445670

1438445679

OCLC:

831664209