Hegel's philosophy of the historical religions / edited by Bart Labuschagne and Timo Slootweg.

• Superior document: Critical studies in German idealism, v. 6
• TeilnehmendeR: Labuschagne, Barend Christoffel, 1962-; Slootweg, Timo, 1962-
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Critical studies in German idealism ; v. 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Religion of Nature /; Hegel on Chinese Religion /; Hinduism: A Religion of Fantasy /; Avoiding Nihilism by Affirming Nothing: Hegel on Buddhism /; The Religions of Persia, Syria and Egypt: The Transition from the Natural to the Spiritual /; Religion in the Form of Art /; Hegel’s Philosophy of Judaism /; Hegel and the Roman Religion: The Religion of Expediency and Purposiveness /; Hegel on Catholic Religion /; A Religion After Christianity? Hegel’s Interpretation of Islam Between Judaism and Christianity /; Hegel and Protestantism /; Contributors --; Index of Persons.
• ISBN: 1280496363; 9786613591593; 9004228152
• ISSN: 1878-9986
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Bart Labuschagne and Timo Slootweg.

No topic ever disquieted Hegel more than that of Religion. It haunted him, and he wrestled with it all during his life: from his brilliant youthful writings on spirit of Judaism and Christianity, up until the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion of 1831. Of the ‘Determinate Religions’, Hegel wrote many profound and exhilarating philosophical interpretations. This volume brings together a collection of critical essays that discuss Hegel’s relation to each of these historical Religions, including the Islam, and (of course) the ‘revealed’ religion of Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism). All chapters aim to shed light on the intriguing development of Hegel’s conception of the dialectic of Religion. Taken together, they develop a comprehensive view of Hegel’s philosophy of the historical Religions. His grandiose and provocative perceptions and ‘thought-scapes’ enhance the appetite for the - much needed - philosophical appreciation of the phenomenon of religion.