For Hegel, the absolute subject, who is God, is not absolutely divorced from his creation.

In fact, his creation is himself, which immediately moves us into a kind of complex view of pantheism.

That history does not simply reveal God, but history is God in the sense that it is the

unfolding of the absolute spirit in time and space.

Did you catch that? It's okay if you didn't. Dr. Sproll called Hegel's views, one of the most complex and difficult systems of philosophy.

But his views did have a significant influence on the church and 19th century

liberalism.

So I encourage you to stay with us as we consider the errors and influence of his philosophical

thought.

This is the Saturday edition of Renewing Her Mind

as we spend some time considering the consequences of the philosophical ideas

that have shaped the world that we live in, many ideas whose echoes

are still heard today.

You can own this series used by many homeschool families, including my own, when you give a donation of any amount at renewing your mind

dot org. So who was Hegel and how did he try to answer the dilemma posed by

Emmanuel Kant that we learned about last week.

Here's Dr. Sprawl to explain.

When I was a seminary student back in Pittsburgh many, many years ago, one of my classmates

would take time frequently from his studies to work at the local educational television station

WQED and his concern and passion was to have a ministry to children.

And I doubt if you've ever heard of this fellow, but he has made the wearing of sweaters in video telecasts acceptable.

It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood, but my wife's out of town and I forgot my coat so I took a tip from Fred Rogers today.

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