Religious Thought in the Nineteenth Century

This is a clear picture of the main currents of Western religious thought in the nineteenth century.

Reardon (Author)

9780521093866, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 1 January 1966

424 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.61 kg

Mr Reardon begins with a substantial introduction characterizing the age as a whole, contrasting it with the previous century and assessing its permanent achievements. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with twelve writers from continental Europe, with an account of the chosen author's life, work and opinions. The second deals with British and American writers and again each of the twelve chapters is introduced by an essay of about 1500 words. Mr Reardon gives special attention to the philosophical interpretation of religion and of Christianity in particular. Traditional dogma and ecclesiastical politics, whether Roman Catholic or Protestant, have been avoided and emphasis is given to ideas and interests that are characteristic of the period. Not all the thinkers introduced (e.g. Feuerbach, Comte, J. S. Mill) are themselves Christian. The result is a clear picture of the main currents of Western religious thought in the nineteenth century. It is a century which the student of religion today is likely to find of great interest and to which many will feel a close affinity.

Part I. European: 1. Schleiermacher
2. Hegel
3. Feurbach
4. D. F. Strauss
5. Lotze
6. Ritschl
7. Harnack
8. Kierkgaard
9. Lamennais
10. Auguste Comte
11. Auguste Sabatier
12. Solovyov
Part II. British and American: 1. Coleridge
2. F. D Maurice
3. Newman
4. Mansel
5. J. S. Mill
6. Benjamin Jowett and Essays and Reviews
7. Matthew Arnold
8. Scott Holland and Lux Mundi
9. The British Hegelians
10. Emerson
11. Josiah Royce
12. William James.

Subject Areas: Religion: general [HRA]