The Consequences of Ideas — Season 1, Episode 29: Hegel
Documentary • 24 min • 1 season, 35 episodes
Episode synopsis
The traditional view of God is that He is a perfect being. In fact, one early church theologian described God as the most perfect being, for lack of a better term. But later the idea of God progressing entered the halls of academia. But is it possible that God can get any better? Is He in process, ever reaching his infinite potential? In short, does God evolve? Continuing this series on the Consequences of Ideas, Dr. Sproul explains the complex philosophical thought of Hegel as he sought to explain God's relationship to the world and history.
About The Consequences of Ideas
To understand the culture in which we live, you need to be familiar with the ideas that have shaped it. In Ligonier's survey series, The Consequences of Ideas, R.C. Sproul traces the contours of Western philosophy throughout history and shows how our culture evolved to what it is today. From ancient Greek thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Christian philosophers such as Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas to the shapers of modern thought such as Hume, Kant and Nietzsche, R.C. demonstrates the consequences of each of these and other important thinkers' ideas on world events, theology, the fine arts and culture, as well as our everyday lives. Listen, and you will hear echoes of their ideas in your daily conversations—especially as you witness to unbelievers.