To tell the truth on Kant and Christianity: Will the real affirmative interpreter please stand up!

Stephen R. Palmquist*

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    Abstract

    After reviewing the history of the "affirmative" approach to interpreting Kant's Religion, I offer four responses to the symposium papers in the previous issue of Faith and Philosophy. First, incorrectly identifying Kant's two "experiments" leads to misunderstandings of his affirmation of Christianity. Second, Kant's Critical Religion expounds a thoroughgoing interpretation of these experiments, and was not primarily an attempt to confirm the architectonic introduced in Kant's System of Perspectives. Third, the surprise positions defended by most symposium contributors render the "affirmative" label virtually meaningless. Finally, if Kant is read as constructing perspectival philosophy, not theology, the compatibility of his positions with Christianity stands.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)340-346
    Number of pages7
    JournalFaith and Philosophy
    Volume29
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Religious studies
    • Philosophy

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