Hegel and Christian Theology A Reading of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion

by Hodgson, Peter C.

• ISBN13: 9780199273614
• ISBN10: 0199273618
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is an analysis of the interpretation of Christian theology that is found in G. W. F. Hegel'sLectures on the Philosophy of Religion. Hodgson argues that these lectures are among the most valuable resources from the nineteenth century for theology as it faces the challenges of modernity and postmodernity. The author is also editing and translating the critical edition of the lectures, which are being published concurrently by Oxford University Press.

Author Biography

Peter C. Hodgson is Charles G. Finney Professor of Theology, Emeritus, Vanderbilt University.

Table of Contents

Notes on the Text	x
PART ONE INTRODUCTION
Hegel as a Theologian of the Spirit	3	(19)
Hegel's Life and Career in Brief	3	(3)
Speculative Philosophy and the Logical Deep Structure	6	(6)
Philosophy of Religion as Theology	12	(4)
Theologian of the Spirit	16	(6)
Hegel's Writings on Religion	22	(30)
Early Theological Writings	22	(5)
Jena Writings	27	(5)
Phenomenology of Spirit	32	(8)
Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences	40	(5)
Foreword to Hinrichs's Religion	45	(2)
The Four Versions of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion	47	(5)
Hegel and the Theology of His Time	52	(23)
The Object and Purpose of the Philosophy of Religion	52	(4)
Characteristics of Modernity	56	(2)
Critique of Previous and Concurrent Theologies	58	(10)
Speculative Philosophy of Religion and Theology	68	(7)
PART TWO ELEMENTS OF A HEGELIAN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Christianity and the Concept of Religion	75	(26)
The Threefold Division of the Philosophy of Religion	75	(3)
The Concept of Religion	78	(7)
Christianity as the Consummate, Revelatory Religion	85	(13)
Speculative Redescription of the Christian Metanarrative	98	(3)
The Concept, Knowledge, and Worship of God	101	(26)
The Concept of Religion and the Concept of God	101	(2)
The Abstract Concept of God	103	(3)
The Knowledge of God	106	(9)
Proofs of the Existence of God	115	(8)
The Worship of God	123	(4)
Trinity: God as Absolute Spirit	127	(14)
Absolute Spirit and Trinity	127	(5)
The Christian Doctrine of the Trinity	132	(3)
The Speculative Idea of the Trinity	135	(2)
Traces and Anticipations of the Trinity	137	(4)
Creation, Humanity, and Evil	141	(14)
Creation of the World	141	(6)
Human Nature	147	(3)
The Story of the Fall	150	(1)
Knowledge, Estrangement, Evil	151	(4)
Christ and Reconciliation	155	(22)
The Possibility, Necessity, and Actuality of Reconciliation	155	(8)
The Ministry, Teaching, and Person of Christ	163	(6)
The Death of Christ	169	(6)
The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ	175	(2)
Spirit and Community	177	(28)
Transition from the Sensible to the Spiritual Presence of Christ	177	(4)
The Intersubjectivity of the Community of the Spirit	181	(4)
Institutional Forms of the Community of the Spirit	185	(8)
The Community and the World	193	(9)
The Passing Away of the Community?	202	(3)
Christianity and World Religions	205	(42)
World Religions in the Philosophy of Religion	205	(2)
Four Renditions of Determinate Religion	207	(10)
Conceptual Play: A Geography of Religions	217	(2)
Hegel's Affinity with and Critique of Asian Religions	219	(9)
Hegel's Evolving Treatment of Judaism	228	(9)
Toward a Religion of the Concrete Spirit	237	(10)
PART THREE CONCLUSION
The Theological Significance of Hegel Today	247	(38)
Hegel's God: Counterfeit or Real?	248	(11)
Heterodoxy and Ontotheology: Spirit	259	(6)
Totality and Infinity: Wholeness	265	(8)
Language and History: Narrative	273	(3)
Tragedy and Redemption: Christ	276	(4)
Self and Other: Community	280	(2)
Unity and Diversity: Pluralism	282	(3)
Bibliography	285	(11)
Index	296