Abstract

Much of the recent literature pertaining to Hegel’s political philosophy reflects neither appreciation for nor detailed cognizance of the theological dimension of his thought. Despite the intimate and systematic connections between his philosophy of religion and political philosophy, the search for the philosophical foundations of Marxism - which has dominated most recent inquiries into Hegel’s political thought - has tended to consider, and this in an overly simplified way, only what is taken to be the negative result of his analysis: the end of religion. By setting Hegel’s political philosophy within the context of a treatment of the full range of traditionally theological doctrines which Hegel treated philosophically, Theunissen in this work provides a needed corrective.