{"product_id":"after-enlightenment-9781405162463","title":"After Enlightenment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Hegel, he was a genius; to Kierkegaard, he was the greatest humorist in Christendom; to Goethe, he was the brightest mind of his day. Though less known than many of his contemporaries, A.G. Hamann is gradually being recognized as one of the most important and original critics of the Enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a scholar's book, breaking new ground in the study of eighteenth-century philosophy, and those responsible for teaching modern philosophy and theology should be warned: on picking up this book, you risk having to revise substantial portions of your lectures. This is the sort of book that ought to change the way we think about Europe's so-called Enlightenment, and the intellectual paths that we have walked ever since.\" (Anglican Theological Review, 2012)  \u003cp\u003e\"Simply put, Betz’s accomplishment is superb. He comprehensively introduces the entire span of Hamann’s work in its theological and philosophical significance … though much remains to be done in thinking with Hamann, Betz’s work is a major accomplishment that deserves wide readership.” —\u003cb\u003eLutheran Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is an important book for at least two reasons. On the one hand, it is a complete, reliable, and agreeably written introduction to Johann Georg Hamann’s life, work and world. On the other hand, it contributes substantially to the ongoing discussion in contemporary theology and philosophy about the seemingly ineradicable tension between modernity and Christianity.” —\u003cb\u003eModern Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“After Enlightenment has much to offer those who are familiar with Hamann, as well as those who are not. The way Betz handles Hamann’s difficult writings and communicates his thought is a clear and precise manner is praiseworthy … The comprehensiveness of the study is enhanced by the ease of Betz’s prose, offering a tremendous tool for understanding the enigmatic yet fruitful ‘Magus of the North’.” —\u003cb\u003eJournal of the Evangelical Theological Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“[Betz] has produced the best and fullest survey of the life and writings of Johann Georg Hamann in a generation, helpfully including many passages from Hamann’s letters and publications and commenting intelligently on the style, theology, philosophy, and (to a lesser extent) historical context of Hamann’s notoriously obscure oeuvre; second, he has written an intellectual history covering Hamann’s relation to the major figures of his time as well as his subsequent influence on and reception by philosophers and theologians down to our own day.” —\u003cb\u003eChurch History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface xi  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotorious Darkness: Reading Sibylline Leaves 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Scholarship 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann and Modern Theology 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAim and Overview 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Making of a Christian Socrates 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Life and Writings 1730–1788 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Making of a Philologist 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann's Conversion 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann's Falling Out with Berens 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann's Relationship with Kant 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The London Writings: On the Glory of Trinitarian Condescension 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNight Thoughts: On the Interpretation of Scripture 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlory in the \"Rags\" of Scripture 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiblical Meditations\u003c\/i\u003e 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Reflections on church hymns\" 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fragments\" and \"Prophecies\" 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 A Typological Re-reading of Socrates: On Faith, Reason, and History 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Prophet and the Idol 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Socratic Irony to Christian Humor 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Philosophy of History 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Propaedeutic to Real Enlightenment 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConverting Hume: Knowledge \"By Faith Alone\" 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKant, Hamann, and the So-called \"\u003ci\u003eKinderphysik\u003c\/i\u003e Fiasco\" 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Crusades of the Philologist 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Life and Writings 1760–1774 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst the Purification of Language 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eMagi\u003c\/i\u003e and \"The Knight of Faith\" 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrusades of the Philologist\u003c\/i\u003e 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn \"Solomon of Prussia\" and High School Drama 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hamann–Herder Connection 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Satirical Masterpiece and Other Writings 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Toward a Christological Poetics: A New Aesthetics of Scripture and Creation 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloverleaf of Hellenistic Letters\u003c\/i\u003e: On the Style of Scripture 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAesthetica in nuce\u003c\/i\u003e: On the Language of Creation 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dithyrambs of a Christian Dionysus 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing All Things in Christ 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Christological Poetics 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Correcting a Disciple: Hamann and Herder on the Origin of Language 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann's Review of Herder's \u003ci\u003ePreisschrift\u003c\/i\u003e 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Return of Aristobulus 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilological Ideas and Doubts\u003c\/i\u003e 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crusading Knight's Last Will and Testament 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mystery of Language: The Alpha and Omega 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Masks and Mystery Writings 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Life and Writings 1775–1780 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHierophantic Letters\u003c\/i\u003e 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily Life: Portrait of a Christian Sensualist 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Mites\u003c\/i\u003e: On the Tabernacle of Language 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Sibyl Speaks: On the Protological and Eschatological Mystery of Marriage 178\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mystery of Marriage: A \u003ci\u003everum signaculum Creatoris\u003c\/i\u003e 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssay of a Sibyl on Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Aprons of fig leaves\": On Reason’s Inveterate Shame 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Fragments of an Apocryphal Sibyl: On Rational and Apocalyptic Religion 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoubts (about Reason) and Ideas (about the Mystical Body of Christ) 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKonxompax\u003c\/i\u003e: An Apocryphal Letter to Lessing 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Metacritique: of Reason, Natural Religion, and Secular Politics 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Life and Writings 1780–1784 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann's \"Twins\" of 1784 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann and Jacobi 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivestment and Transfiguration\u003c\/i\u003e 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Metacritical tubs\"? 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Hamann’s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMetacritique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eof Kant: Deconstructing the Transcendental Dream 230\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscendental \"Mystique\": The First Review of the \u003ci\u003eCritique of Pure Reason\u003c\/i\u003e 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eMetacritique\u003c\/i\u003e: A Brief History of the Purisms of Reason 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"Genealogical Priority\" of Language 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage as a Sacrament 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Metacritical Politics: On Mendelssohn’s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eand the Modern Secular State 258\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Synopsis of Mendelssohn's \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGolgotha and Scheblimini\u003c\/i\u003e: By a Preacher in the Desert 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilt upon Sand: The Babel of Modern Natural Rights 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefending Judaism against Secular Reason, or the Real Content of the Real Jerusalem 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProspect for Jewish–Christian Dialogue 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V A Final Journey: Hamann's Last Will and Testament 291\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Life and Writings 1785–1788 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Münster Circle 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"Dictators of Pure Reason\" 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePortrait of a Christian: Greatness in \u003ci\u003eKnechtsgestalt\u003c\/i\u003e 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUna Sancta Ecclesia\u003c\/i\u003e 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Cryptic Final Testament 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Journey Home 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion. After Postmodernity: Hamann before the Postmodern Triumvirate 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann and Postmodernity 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann before Nietzsche 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann before Heidegger 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamann before Derrida 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Concluding Postscript to Postmodernity 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiblical Index 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 343\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529334399319,"sku":"9781405162463","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405162463.jpg?v=1731875212","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/after-enlightenment-9781405162463","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}