Kant as Philosophical Theologian

By Bernard M.G. Reardon

Book Overview

This book sets out to present Kant as a theological thinker. His critical philosophy was not only destructive of "natural" theology, with its attempt to prove devine existence by logical argument, it also left no room for "revelation" in the traditional sense. Yet Kant himself, who was brought up in Lutheran pietism, certainly believed in God, and could fairly be described as a religious man. But he held that religion can be based only on the moral consciousness, and in his last major work, "Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone" discussed here in detail he interpreted Christianity purely in terms of moral symbolism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0389207594
• ISBN13: 9780389207597
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"