The Synthesis of Athens and Jerusalem

This book examines the way in which George Grant, one
of Canada''s most famous political philosophers, holds
together the great intellectual traditions of Athens
and Jerusalem. By combining these two great
traditions in an uneasy synthesis Grant sought to
remove the impurities of technology and historicism.
Inevitably this brought him into contact with the
great philosophical geniuses Martin Heidegger and
Friedrich Nietzsche. These German thinkers brought
great clarity to Grant''s thought,but they also
represented that which Grant sought to defend
against, modernity. Grant''s synthesis of Platonism
and western Christianity provides the checks and
balance to learn from Heidegger and Nietzsche and yet
enough force to defend against them. With this
synthesis Grant hopes to provide a horizon with which
justice and morality can be measured, and a way of
knowing in which intimations of God are visible.
Grant is successful in this respect; however, his
engagement with Heidegger and Nietzsche did not leave
his theology unscathed.

Autorentext
Andrew Kaethler currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Klaipeda Lithuania and teaches philosophy and theology at LCC International University. He completed his MA in Religion, Culture and Ethics at Trinity Western University.

Klappentext
This book examines the way in which George Grant, one of Canada's most famous political philosophers, holds together the great intellectual traditions of Athens and Jerusalem. By combining these two great traditions in an uneasy synthesis Grant sought to remove the impurities of technology and historicism. Inevitably this brought him into contact with the great philosophical geniuses Martin Heidegger and Friedrich Nietzsche. These German thinkers brought great clarity to Grant's thought,but they also represented that which Grant sought to defend against, modernity. Grant's synthesis of Platonism and western Christianity provides the checks and balance to learn from Heidegger and Nietzsche and yet enough force to defend against them. With this synthesis Grant hopes to provide a horizon with which justice and morality can be measured, and a way of knowing in which intimations of God are visible. Grant is successful in this respect; however, his engagement with Heidegger and Nietzsche did not leave his theology unscathed.