Throughout Church history Christians have used various images and illustrations to explain why God became a human and died, and why these actions have been considered by the tradition to be salvific. These are referred to as atonement theories, and in general they seek to answer three questions: How is humanity saved through Jesus? Who […]
The following is the second of a four-part series. The first can be found here. Kantian idealism for Hegel represents the “shape” of Spirit corresponding to what he calls “Understanding,” which, to Hegel’s mind, Kant does not get beyond, and in which he ultimately remains stuck. Here we should be clear that Hegel did not […]