Introduction 1. Faith, Knowledge, and the Highest Good 2.Religion’s Two Prefaces and the Moral Foundations of Pure Rational Faith 3. Part One of Religion: Good, Evil, and Human Nature 4. Part Two of Religion: The Change of Heart 5. Part Three of Religion: The Kingdom of God on Earth 6. Part Four of Religion: Authentic and Counterfeit Service to God 7. Conclusion. Index
Lawrence R. Pasternack is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Oklahoma State University, USA. His work on Kant’s philosophy of religion appears in Kant-Studien, Faith and Philosophy, Religious Studies, and many other prominent venues.
"Lawrence Pasternack’s masterful commentary on Kant’s Religion
within the Boundaries of Mere Reason achieves three important
goals: first, it offers an original, plausible and unifying
interpretation of Religion as a whole. Second, this unifying
interpretation allows Pasternack to make the notoriously difficult
Religion accessible to undergraduates. Third, it advances scholarly
debate on several fronts, making it a must-have for philosophers
and theologians working on Religion as well as for anyone teaching
Religion. … [It] provides students a clear path through Religion
while also in many ways greatly amplifying its intelligibility to
scholars. Not only does it excel as a philosophically adept and
comprehensive reading of Kant’s Religion, but it stands as one of
the most significant contributions to Kant’s philosophy of religion
to date." - Robert Gressis, Kantian Review"If any doubts remain
about the coherence and theological relevance of the arguments in
Kant’s Religion, or their consistency with his other writings, this
masterful study conclusively dispels them. Taking the recent
affirmative interpretive trend to new heights, Pasternack shows how
each part of Religion entails further developments of the Highest
Good and its Postulates." - Stephen R. Palmquist, Hong Kong Baptist
University"A powerful response to a long tradition of scholarship
that regards Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason as
Kant's "capitulation" to traditional Christian teachings, and an
abandonment of his Enlightenment rationalism. Pasternack
demonstrates how Kant's development of a rational religious
position is firmly anchored in the philosopher's earlier critical
work, and shows how Kant unites autonomy and grace in his vision of
human beings' moral fulfilment. Essential reading for students of
one of the most important and enduring works of philosophical
theology." - Ronald M. Green, Dartmouth College, USA
"Lawrence Pasternack’s masterful commentary on Kant’s Religion
within the Boundaries of Mere Reason achieves three important
goals: first, it offers an original, plausible and unifying
interpretation of Religion as a whole. Second, this unifying
interpretation allows Pasternack to make the notoriously difficult
Religion accessible to undergraduates. Third, it advances scholarly
debate on several fronts, making it a must-have for philosophers
and theologians working on Religion as well as for anyone teaching
Religion. … [It] provides students a clear path through Religion
while also in many ways greatly amplifying its intelligibility to
scholars. Not only does it excel as a philosophically adept and
comprehensive reading of Kant’s Religion, but it stands as one of
the most significant contributions to Kant’s philosophy of religion
to date." - Robert Gressis, Kantian Review"If any doubts remain
about the coherence and theological relevance of the arguments in
Kant’s Religion, or their consistency with his other writings, this
masterful study conclusively dispels them. Taking the recent
affirmative interpretive trend to new heights, Pasternack shows how
each part of Religion entails further developments of the Highest
Good and its Postulates." - Stephen R. Palmquist, Hong Kong Baptist
University"A powerful response to a long tradition of scholarship
that regards Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason as
Kant's "capitulation" to traditional Christian teachings, and an
abandonment of his Enlightenment rationalism. Pasternack
demonstrates how Kant's development of a rational religious
position is firmly anchored in the philosopher's earlier critical
work, and shows how Kant unites autonomy and grace in his vision of
human beings' moral fulfilment. Essential reading for students of
one of the most important and enduring works of philosophical
theology." - Ronald M. Green, Dartmouth College, USA"Pasternack’s
Guidebook… sheds light on many dark corners of one of Kant’s more
difficult texts. Its strength is that it provides for each part of
it a thoughtful and informed discussion with which a reader of
Kant’s Religion can compare his or her own readings and reactions."
- Allen Wood, Review from Critique, July 2015
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