Kant's Ethics of Grace
Perspectival Solutions to the Moral Difficulties with Divine Assistance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4736504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen R Palmquist (0000-0002-9448-8793, Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author), Stephen Palmquist |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 530-553 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4189 • E-ISSN: 1549-6538 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/654821 |
| OpenAlex | W2080715191 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 11 |
Kant’s theory of religion has often been portrayed as leaving no room for grace. Even recent interpreters seeking to affirm Kantian religion find his appeal to grace unconvincing, because they assume the relevant section of Religion (Second Piece, Section One, Subsection C) is an attempt to construct a theology of divine assistance. Yet Kant’s goal in attempting to solve the three "difficulties" with belief in grace is to defend an ethics of grace – i.e., an account of how someone can believe in grace without succumbing to the tendency to become morally lazy. After introducing the three difficulties and offering a perspectival interpretation of how Kant intends to solve each one, this paper interprets Kant’s phenomenon-noumenon distinction in a way that clarifies how his solutions to these difficulties all focus on the believer’s ethical state, not on transcendent theological constructions
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |