Eclipse of Grace

Eclipse of Grace offers original insights into the roots of modern theology by introducing systematic theologians and Christian ethicists to Hegel through a focus on three of his seminal texts: Phenomenology of Spirit, Science of Logic, and Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion. Presents brilliant and original insights into Hegel's significance for modern theologyArgues that, theologically, Hegel has been misconstrued and that much more can be gained by focusing on the logic that he develops out of an engagement with Christian doctrinesFeatures an original structure organized as a set of commentaries on individual Hegel texts, and not just presenting overviews of his entire corpusOffers detailed engagement with Hegel's texts rather than relying on generalizations about Hegelian philosophyProvides an illuminating, accessible and lucid account of the thinking of the major figures in modern German philosophy and theology