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Essays and Addresses on the Philosophy of Religion

Baron Friedrich von Hugel was a lay Catholic theologian whose work was influential during the rise of modernist thought. His Essays and Addresses on the Philosophy of Religion became a favorite work of later Christian writers C.S. Lewis and Flannery O'Connor. The book compiled previously written material into a single collection, divided into three parts: the first, on religion and theism in general; the second, on Christ's teachings and Christianity in general; the third, on the Catholic Church. - Summary by Dylan P. Straub (13 hr 16 min)

Chapters

Preface

Responsibility in Religious Belief, Part 1

Responsibility in Religious Belief, Part 2

Religion and Illusion; and Religion and Reality, Part 1

Religion and Illusion; and Religion and Reality, Part 2

Progress in Religion, Part 1

Progress in Religion, Part 2

Preliminaries to Religious Belief, Part 1

Preliminaries to Religious Belief, Part 2

The Apocalyptic Element in the Teaching of Jesus, Part 1

The Apocalyptic Element in the Teaching of Jesus, Part 2

The Specific Genius of Christianity, Part 1

The Specific Genius of Christianity, Part 2

What do we mean by Heaven? and what do we mean by Hell?, Part 1

What do we mean by Heaven? and what do we mean by Hell?, Part 2

The Essentials of Catholicism

The Convictions Common to Catholicism and Protestantism

Institutional Christianity, Part 1

Institutional Christianity, Part 2

Christianity and the Supernatural, Part 1

Christianity and the Supernatural, Part 2