Simuț, Corneliu C.

F.C. Baur's synthesis of Bohme and Hegel redefining Christian theology as a gnostic philosophy of religion / [electronic resource] : by Corneliu C. Simut. - Boston : Brill, 2014. - 1 online resource (viii, 362 p.) - Philosophy of Religion. World Religions ; v. 4 . - Philosophy of religion. World religions ; v. 4. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 What did Baur Learn from Böhme?; 1 The Idea of Creation; The Creation of Creation; The Hierarchy of Being; From Absoluteness to Finitude; The Will and God between Creation and Fragility; The Materiality of the World between the Devil and Man; From God to God's Word, Lucifer, and Man; 2 The Image of Lucifer; Lucifer as God's Creation; Lucifer and the Idea of Light; Lucifer and Opposition against God; Lucifer and Rebellion; Lucifer and Sin; Lucifer and Death; Lucifer and Evil; Lucifer and the World; Lucifer and the Foundation of Dualism. 3 The Structure of DualismGnosis as Fundamental Dualism; The Dualism of Light and Darkness; The Dualism of Matter and Spirit; Dualism Explained: The Idea of Fragility; Dualism Explained: The Idea of Birth; Dualism Explained: The Idea of Agony; Light and Darkness in Creation; Christ and Lucifer in Creation; The Word and the Son in Creation; Part 2 What did Baur Learn from Hegel?; 4 The Overlapping of Spirit and Matter; Baur's Hegelian Understanding of God as Spirit in the Human Being; Baur's Hegelian Understanding of God as Corporeal in Christ's Being. 5 The Connection between Philosophy and ReligionThe Correlation of Philosophy and Religion as Interpenetration of Humanity and Divinity; Religion as Christianity, Paganism, and Judaism; Concluding Remarks Baur's Synthesis of Böhme and Hegel: Gnosis as a Christian Philosophy of Religion in History; Gnosis and the Old Philosophy of Religion; Gnosis and Manichaeism; Gnosis and Augustinianism; Gnosis and the Middle Ages; Gnosis and the Reformation; Gnosis between Absolute Truth, Salvation, and Faith; Personal Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

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In this book, Professor Simut ̦demonstrates how Baur came to understand Christian theology as a Gnostic philosophy of religion under the influence of Böhme's unorthodox esoteric theosophy and Hegel's modern religious philosophy.

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Baur, Ferdinand Christian, 1792-1860.
Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624 --Influence.
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831 --Influence.
Baur, Ferdinand Christian, 1792-1860.
Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.


Gnosticism.
Philosophical theology.
Religion--Philosophy.
Gnosticism.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Philosophical theology.
Religion--Philosophy.

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