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"The essays, both philosophical and historical, demonstrate the continuing significance of a neglected aspect of Kant's thought."
Synopsis
"The essays, both philosophical and historical, demonstrate the continuing significance of a neglected aspect of Kant's thought."--Religious Studies Review
Challenging the traditional view that Kant's account of religion was peripheral to his thinking, these essays demonstrate the centrality of religion to Kant's critical philosophy.
Contributors are Sharon Anderson-Gold, Leslie A. Mulholland, Anthony N. Perovich, Jr., Philip J. Rossi, Joseph Runzo, Denis Savage, Walter Sparn, Burkhard Tuschling, Nicholas P. Wolterstorff, and Allen W. Wood.
Table of Contents
Editors' Introduction
Acknowledgments
A Note on Citations
Kant's Deism
Allen W. Wood
Kant on Reason and Justified Belief in God
Joseph Runzo
Conundrums in Kant's Rational Religion
Nicholas P. Wolterstorff
Kant's Rejection of Divine Revelation and His Theory of Radical Evil
Denis Savage
Freedom and Providence in Kant's Account of Religion: The Problem of Expiation
Leslie A. Mulholland
Kant's Doctrine of Atonement as a Theory of Subjectivity
Walter Sparn
God and Community: An Inquiry into the Religious Implications of the Highest Good
Sharon Anderson-Gold
The Final End of All Things: The Highest Good as the Unity of Nature and Freedom
Philip J. Rossi
"For reason...also has its mysteries": Immortality, Religion, and "The End of All Things"
Anthony N. Perovich, Jr.
Rationis societas: Remarks on Kant and Hegel
Burkhard Tuschling
The Contributors
Index