1st Edition

Kant and Theology at the Boundaries of Reason

By Chris L. Firestone Copyright 2009
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the transcendental dimension of Kant's philosophy as a positive resource for theology. Firestone shows that Kant's philosophy establishes three distinct grounds for transcendental theology and then evaluates the form and content of theology that emerges when Christian theologians adopt these grounds. To understand Kant's philosophy as a completed process, Firestone argues,... Read more
Chapter 1 Can Theology Go Through Kant?; Chapter 2 Knowledge and Cognition in Kant’s Theoretical Philosophy; Chapter 3 Faith and Cognition in Kant’s Philosophy of Religion; Chapter 4 Kant’s Moral Grounds for Theology; Chapter 5 Kant’s Poetic Grounds for Theology; Chapter 6 Kant’s Ontological Grounds for Theology; Chapter 7 Rational Religious Faith and Kantian Theology; Chapter 8 Concluding Comments;

Biography

Chris L. Firestone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College, Trinity International University, Deerfield, USA

’Useful in its survey of recent works on Kant's view of religion, Firestone also presents an interesting model of the interaction of contemporary philosophers and theologians.’ Religious Studies Review 'It is a well-written book, worthy of the attention not only of philosophers of religion and theologians but also of Kant scholars more generally...' Journal of Religion