| Key | BIB32457 |
| Reference type | Journal Article |
| Title | Progressive Revelation and the Development of Geist : Two Views on the History of Religion |
| Journal | Philosophic Fragments (Montreal) |
| Author | Shodjaee-Zrudlo, Ilya |
| Year | 2009 |
| Date | Spring 2009 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Abstract | This paper compares and contrasts Hegel’s theory of the development of Geist with Bahá’u’lláh’s notion of 'progressive revelation'. First, I dwell on Hegel’s perspective on religion, his theory of development, his notion of Aufhebung, his speculative description of the progress of religion, and his interesting evolution of thought in his description of determinate religion between 1821 and 1831 (evident in Peter C. Hodgson’s edition of Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion). The relationship between Geist and God, the role of God in history and the possibility of the knowledge of God are then explored. Bahá’u’lláh’s description of the historical evolution of religion as progressive revelation is then analyzed for its similarities and resonances with Hegel’s concept of religion. Although the two theories are different, they symbiotically enhance one another. Hegel’s frustration with the description of determinate religion is resolved via Bahá’u’lláh’s notion of the Manifestation of God in history and a more explicit notion of 'relative absolute truth'. Moreover, Hegel’s use of the term Aufhebung sheds light on Bahá’u’lláh’s notion of progressive revelation. This paper also proposes a slightly unorthodox reading of Hegel’s eschatology, which performs a salvific function in relation to the spirit of Hegel’s philosophy and allows for even further convergence between Hegel’s concept of religion and progressive revelation. |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | HEGEL, GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH, 1770-1831; BAHA'U'LLAH; REVELATION, PROGRESSIVE; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGION; HISTORY |
| Pages | 17–29 |
| Legal note | 11. |
| File attachments | internal-pdf://0426783462/Shodjaee-Zrudlo - Progressive_Revelation.pdf |
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