John R. Betz

After Enlightenment (eBook, PDF)

The Post-Secular Vision of J. G. Hamann

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Produktbeschreibung

After Enlightenment: Hamann as Post-Secular Visionary is a comprehensive introduction to the life and works of eighteenth-century German philosopher, J. G. Hamann, the founding father of what has come to be known as Radical Orthodoxy. * Provides a long-overdue, comprehensive introduction to Haman's fascinating life and controversial works, including his role as a friend and critic of Kant and some of the most renowned German intellectuals of the age * Features substantial new translations of the most important passages from across Hamann's writings, some of which have never been translated into English * Examines Hamann's highly original views on a range of topics, including faith, reason, revelation, Christianity, biblical exegesis, Socrates, theological aesthetics, language, sexuality, religion, politics, and the relationship between Judaism and Christianity * Presents Hamann as the 'founding father' of a distinctly post-modern, post-secular theology and, as such, as an alternative to the 'postmodern triumvirate' of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida * Considers Hamann's work as a touchtone of modern Jewish-Christian dialogue, in view of debates with his friend Moses Mendelssohn * Explores Hamann's role as the visionary founder of a 'metacritical' movement that radically calls into question the basic principles of modern secular reason, and thus reprises the debate between those defending Hamann's views and those labeling him the bête noir of the Enlightenment

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444304589
• Artikelnr.: 37355441

Autorenporträt

John R. Betz is Associate Professor of Systematic and Philosophical Theology at the University of Notre Dame, having previously taught theology at Loyola University Maryland. He has published several articles on Hamann, including Hamann's London Writings and on his significance to Kierkegaard.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Abbreviations.

Introduction.

Part I: The Making of a Christian Socrates.

1. Life and Writings 1730-1788.

2. The London Writings: On the Glory of TrinitarianCondescension.

3. A Typological Re-reading of Socrates: On Faith, Reason, andHistory.

Part II: Crusades of the Philologist.

4. Life and Writings 1760-1774.

5. Toward a Christological Poetics: A New Aesthetics ofScripture and Creation.

6. Correcting a Disciple: Hamann and Herder on the Origin ofLanguage.

Part III: Masks and Mystery Writings.

7. Life and Writings 1775-1780.

8. The Sibyl Speaks: On the Protological and EschatologicalMystery of Marriage.

9. Fragments of an Apocryphal Sibyl: On Rational and ApocalypticReligion.

Part IV: Metacritique of Reason, Natural Religion, andSecular Politics.

10. Life and Writings 1780-1784.

11. Hamann's Metacritique of Kant: Deconstructing theTranscendental Dream.

12. Metacritical Politics: On Mendelssohn's Jerusalem andthe Modern Secular State.

Part V: A Final Journey: Hamann's Last Will andTestament.

13. Life and Writings 1785-1788.

Conclusion. After Postmodernity: Hamann before the PostmodernTriumvirate.

A Concluding Postscript to Postmodernity.

Biblical Index.

Index

Rezensionen

"This is a scholar's book, breaking new ground in the study ofeighteenth-century philosophy, and those responsible for teachingmodern philosophy and theology should be warned: on picking up thisbook, you risk having to revise substantial portions of yourlectures. This is the sort of book that ought to change the way wethink about Europe's so-called Enlightenment, and the intellectualpaths that we have walked ever since." (Anglican TheologicalReview, 2012)

"Simply put, Betz's accomplishment is superb. Hecomprehensively introduces the entire span of Hamann's workin its theological and philosophical significance ... thoughmuch remains to be done in thinking with Hamann, Betz's workis a major accomplishment that deserves wide readership."--Lutheran Quarterly

"This is an important book for at least two reasons. Onthe one hand, it is a complete, reliable, and agreeably writtenintroduction to Johann Georg Hamann's life, work and world.On the other hand, it contributes substantially to the ongoingdiscussion in contemporary theology and philosophy about theseemingly ineradicable tension between modernity andChristianity." --Modern Theology

"After Enlightenment has much to offer those who arefamiliar with Hamann, as well as those who are not. The way Betzhandles Hamann's difficult writings and communicates histhought is a clear and precise manner is praiseworthy ... Thecomprehensiveness of the study is enhanced by the ease ofBetz's prose, offering a tremendous tool for understandingthe enigmatic yet fruitful 'Magus of the North'."--Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

"[Betz] has produced the best and fullest survey of thelife and writings of Johann Georg Hamann in a generation, helpfullyincluding many passages from Hamann's letters andpublications and commenting intelligently on the style, theology,philosophy, and (to a lesser extent) historical context ofHamann's notoriously obscure oeuvre; second, he has writtenan intellectual history covering Hamann's relation to themajor figures of his time as well as his subsequent influence onand reception by philosophers and theologians down to our ownday." --Church History"John Betz' book is arguably the single best work on Hamannin the English speaking world and the most informed recent work onHamann in any language. Hamann is as profound as he is obscure;hence a comprehensive interpretation of Hamann in relationship tothe philosophers, theologians, and literati of his own time with aneye constantly upon our own intellectual context, is a rareachievement. I warmly commend After Enlightenment to a widereadership."
-Reinhard Huetter, Duke University