{"product_id":"kants-rational-religion-and-the-radical-enlightenment-9781350195844","title":"Kants Rational Religion and the Radical","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKant's defence of religion and attempts to reconcile faith with reason position him as a moderate Enlightenment thinker in existing scholarship. Challenging this view and reconceptualising Kant's religion along rationalist lines, Anna Tomaszewska sheds light on its affinities with the ideas of the radical Enlightenment, originating in the work of Baruch Spinoza and understood as a critique of divine revelation.  Distinguishing the epistemological, ethical and political aspects of such a critique, Tomaszewska shows how Kant's defence of religion consists of rationalizing its core tenets and establishing morality as the essence of religious faith. She aligns him with other early modern rationalists and German Spinozists and reveals the significance for contemporary political philosophy. Providing reasons for prioritizing freedom of thought, and hence religious criticism, over an unqualified freedom of belief, Kant''s theology approximates the secularising tendency of the radical Enlighte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna Tomaszewska’s book offers an accurate, original, compelling reassessment of Kant’s thinking about religion, against the background of the radical Enlightenment and its impact on Kant’s mind. This masterly account, which has mastered Kant in many ways, provides fresh food for thought on the relationship between the Enlightenment and religion. * Diego Lucci, Professor of Philosophy and History, American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria *\u003cbr\u003eBy examining Kant’s religious thought through the lens of recent debates about the Enlightenment, Tomaszewska offers valuable insight into the relationship between divine transcendence and human autonomy. Impressively grounded in the sources, the work challenges current views concerning Kant’s religious thought and, more broadly, concerning the very idea of secularization. * Gordon E. Michalson, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Humanities, New College of Florida, USA *\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers a valiant attempt to synthesize traditional interpretations of Kant’s theory of religion, as radically reductionist, and recent readings emphasizing his moderate, affirmative tendencies. Skillfully balancing various divergent interpretations of Enlightenment approaches to religion, Tomaszewska judiciously assesses how Kant’s position relates to those of his forerunners, especially Spinoza. * Stephen R. Palmquist, Independent Scholar (D.Phil., Oxford University), UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Introduction 1.      Towards the Radical Enlightenment: Setting the Stage for a Debate 2.      Spinoza’s God in Kant’s Pre-Critical Writings: A Departure from Theistic Metaphysics 3.      The Moral Atheist and a \u003ci\u003eSchwärmer\u003c\/i\u003e. Kant’s Critique of Spinoza 4.      The Primacy of the Practical in Kant and Spinoza 5.      Kant’s Religious Rationalism and Spinoza 6.      The Enlightened Church. Kant’s Contribution to Debates on Secularization 7.      The Divinity of Reason in the \u003ci\u003eOpus postumum\u003c\/i\u003e Concluding Remarks Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019636244823,"sku":"9781350195844","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350195844.jpg?v=1750780861","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kants-rational-religion-and-the-radical-enlightenment-9781350195844","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}