Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit – The Idealistic Logic of Modern Theology : The Idealistic Logic of Modern Theology

Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit offers illuminating insights into the impact of 19 th-century philosophical idealism on contemporary religious thought.

Winner: 2012 The American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in Theology and Religious Studies, PROSE Award. In this thought-provoking new work, the world renowned theologian Gary Dorrien reveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumental in the foundation and development of modern Christian theology. Presents a radical rethinking of the roots of modern theologyReveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumental in the foundation and development of modern Christian theologyShows how it took Kant's writings on ethics and religion to launch a fully modern departure in religious thoughtDissects Kant's three critiques of reason and his moral conception of religionAnalyzes alternative arguments offered by Schleiermacher, Schelling, Hegel, and others - moving historically and chronologically through key figures in European philosophy and theologyPresents notoriously difficult and intellectual arguments in a lucid and accessible manner