Preface
Introduction: Fragmentation, Wholeness, and Concrete Reflection
1. Fragmentation and the Quest for Fulfillment
Origins
The Power of Negativity
Dispersion and Unity
Power and self-annihilation
Mystery and self-acceptance
Salvation and self-discovery
2. Revelation, Individuation, and the Recovery of Origins
The Radical Reversal of Tribalism
Abraham's journey
The sacrifice of Isaac
Abraham's children
Moses and the Burning Bush
The Name of God
Reflective interpretation
Concrete embodiment
3. The Conflict between Religion and Philosophy
The Family, the City, and the Task of Philosophy
Initial Definitions of Piety
The Linguistic Conflict between Theology and Philosophy
The Quest for Completeness and the Emergence of Identity-in-Difference
4. Art, Religion, and the Absolute Standpoint
The Conquest of External Opposition
The Artisitc and Religious Resistance to the Philosophical Quest for Completeness
Openness, Otherness, and Systematic Reflection
Notes
Index