Faith and Reason in the 19th Century (Christianity and Western Thought, vol. 2)
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Overview
Marx, Mill, Hegel, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Emerson, Darwin, Freud and Weber brought to the nineteenth century new realms of thought, which still continue to wield substantial influence today. As a result, the study of history, science, psychology, philosophy, sociology and religion have never been the same.
These heirs to rationalism began to explore the full range of human experience--which became a matter of philosophical and theological interest, and even authority. Romanticism flourished in the arts and literature as Idealism, Transcendentalism, Pragmatism and other movements developed. All had a profound effect on religion and how it was viewed.
In this second of three volumes which survey the dynamic interplay of Christianity and Western thought from the earliest centuries through the twentieth century, Steve Wilkens and Alan Padgett tell the story of the monumental changes of the nineteenth century.
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- Explores the interface between the driving ideas of the nineteenth century and Christian thought
- Introduces the major figures in Western thought, primarily philosophers, from a Christian perspective
- Seeks to explain the philosophical arguments and conclusions of great thinkers that have influenced the culture
- A Century of Transition
- Expanding Rationality
- Romanticism Christianized/Christianity Romanticized
- Idealism and the End of Dichotomy
- Humanity as Divine Incarnation
- Hegel Inverted
- Rebellion Against Rationality
- A Rational Society
- Act and Idea: Pragmatism and Anglo-American Idealism
- Confessionalism and Liberalism: Reason and Religion
- Darwin and the Rise of the Social Sciences
The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century changed the shape and character of the church for all time. The Enlightenment and its nineteenth-century aftermath did the same for the modern world. We cannot understand contemporary culture, values and ways of thinking and their impact on Christianity without an appreciation of what has gone before. Steve Wilkens and Alan Padgett have performed an important service in exploring the interface between the driving ideas of the nineteenth century and Christian thought. They are uniquely qualified for this task. Steve is a trained theologian with an interest in philosophy. Alan is a trained philosopher with an interest in theology. Between them they have produced a judicious, balanced and well-documented survey of European and North American thought that will serve students and teachers alike. Their work has no rivals in this field.
—Colin Brown, Fuller Theological Seminary