Kant and the New Philosophy of Religion [Paperback]

While earlier work has emphasized Kants philosophy of religion as thinly disguised morality, this timely and original reappraisal of Kants philosophy of religion incorporates recent scholarship. In this volume, Chris L. Firestone, Stephen R. Palmquist, and the other contributors make a strong case for more specific focus on religious topics in the Kantian corpus. Main themes include the relationship between Kants philosophy of religion and his philosophy as a whole, the contemporary relevance of specific issues arising out of Kants philosophical theology, and the relationship of Kants philosophy to Christian theology. As a whole, this book capitalizes on contemporary movements in Kant studies by looking at Kant not as an anti-metaphysician, but as a genuine seeker of spirituality in the human experience.

Chris L. Firestone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Trinity International University. He has written many articles on religious dimensions in Kant.

Stephen R. Palmquist is Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. His work includes Kants Critical Religion: Volume 2 of Kants System of Perspectives and many articles on Kant, Christianity, and Buddhism.

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Foreword Michel Despland
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Editors' Introduction

Part 1. Philosophical Foundations for Kantian Theology
1. The Tree of Melancholy: Kant on Philosophy and Enthusiasm Gregory R. Johnson
2. Kant on the Rational Instability of Atheism John E. Hare
3. Overcoming Deism: Hope Incarnate in Kant's Rational Religion Christopher McCammon
4. The Anatomy of Truth: Literary Modes as a Kantian Model for Understanding the Openness of Knowledge and Morality to Faith Gene Fendt

Part 2. Theological Applications for Kantian Religion
5. Reading Kant through Theological Spectacles Philip J. Rossi
6. Kant's Prototypical Theology: Transcendental Incarnation as a Rational FoulÓ"