An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant

by Edward Caldwell Moore, Des Gahan (Editor)

Another leading principle grows out of Kant's distinction of two worlds and two orders of reason. That distinction issued in a new theory of knowledge. It laid a new foundation for an idealistic construing of the universe. In one way it was the answer of a profoundly religious nature to the triviality and effrontery into which the great rationalistic movement had run out. By it the philosopher gave standing forever to much that prophets and mystics in every age had felt to be true, yet had never been able to prove by any method which the ordered reasoning of man had provided. Religion as feeling regained its place. Ethics was set once more in the light of the eternal. The soul of man became the object of a scientific study.

146 pages, Paperback

First published May 7, 2005

Reviews

[Beauregard Bottomley · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the perspective of the now of its time period the current religion in vogue seems relevant, but from today’s perspective the history being told seems anachronistic and trite in order to fulfill the narrative about the narrative that justifies the author’s certainty in their own determinations. The irrelevance of this book is obvious today and that’s what makes this book so relevant for today’s reader.

I only stumbled on to this book because it was included in The Collected Works of Immanuel Kant and I’ve been reading that book cover to cover. I would say this is the one book in that series of books that really didn’t belong in the collected works.

Overall, I never really tire of books such as this one, when the history that is purportedly being reported is not as interesting as the history that the author is revealing about themselves. I think most people would look at this book as out of step with today’s theologians, and it tells a story about long forgotten people and thought movements; I see it as a future reflection for how today’s theological or history books will be seen by future generations.