As filosofias da história e a tese da seculariza o: a teologia crist e as raízes da seculariza o na modernidade / The philosophies of history and the secularization thesis: Christian theology and the roots of secularization in modernity

ResumoAo negar a legitimidade da modernidade, Karl L with afirma que o surgimento das filosofias modernas da história s o exemplos inequívocos de que os autores modernos simplesmente tomaram o padr o da escatologia crist de forma secularizada. Ao contestar a tese de L with, Blumenberg afirma que a raiz da seculariza o na modernidade deve ser buscada na própria teologia crist , sobretudo, com o conceito teológico de creatio ex nihilo: ao invés da seculariza o da escatologia o que houve foi uma seculariza o pela escatologia.AbstractKarl L with challenges the very foundations of the modern age with his thesis of secularization: the derivation of modern philosophies of history, with their celebration of progress, from Christianity. There are hidden theological presuppositions of modern historical consciousness, as exemplified by the thinkers of the 18th and 19th centuries. In other words, the secularization thesis reduces the modern age to a disguised version of Christian eschatology. Blumenberg’s outstanding work, The Legitimacy of the Modern Age, stands up to the underlying presuppositions of L with’s thesis. He introduces the concept of “secularization by eschatology” instead of “secularization of eschatology”.