After Enlightenment - Betz, John R
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To Hegel, he was a "genius"; to Kierkegaard, he was the "greatest humorist in Christendom"; to Goethe, he was the "brightest mind of his day". Indeed, J. G. Hamann was widely admired as someone "totally unique" - a brilliant Christian critic, philosopher, and theologian of penetrating wit. Though less known than many of his contemporaries, Hamann is gradually being recognized as one of the most important and original critics of the Enlightenment. After Enlightenment substantiates Hamann's relevance, presenting him as the visionary founder of a 'radical orthodox' movement that fundamentally…mehr

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To Hegel, he was a "genius"; to Kierkegaard, he was the "greatest humorist in Christendom"; to Goethe, he was the "brightest mind of his day". Indeed, J. G. Hamann was widely admired as someone "totally unique" - a brilliant Christian critic, philosopher, and theologian of penetrating wit. Though less known than many of his contemporaries, Hamann is gradually being recognized as one of the most important and original critics of the Enlightenment. After Enlightenment substantiates Hamann's relevance, presenting him as the visionary founder of a 'radical orthodox' movement that fundamentally called into question some of the basic principles of modern secular thought. This much-needed, comprehensive introduction to Hamann's fascinating life and controversial works explores his views on a range of topics - including faith, reason, history, hermeneutics, aesthetics, politics, the origin of language, and the relationship between Judaism and Christianity. Focusing upon his engagements with famous contemporaries and friends, such as Kant, Herder, and Mendelssohn, it also offers a unique perspective on the intellectual debates of the time. Moreover, in and through these debates, Betz presents Hamann as the prophetic founder of a distinctly post-modern, post-secular theology, and as such, an alternative to the postmodern philosophies of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida. After Enlightenment demonstrates the continued relevance of Hamann today, reprising the debate between those defending his views and those labeling him the bête noir of the Enlightenment.
Autorenporträt
John R. Betz is Associate Professor of Theology at Loyola College, Maryland. He has published several articles on Hamann, including Hamann's London Writings and Hamann's significance to Kierkegaard.
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"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…mehr