Religion and the political: the answer of Hegel’s philosophy between tension and reconciliation

Abstract

A tense relationship between politics and the religious conscience is a constant in political thinking and action. This article deals with Hegel’s philosophy in order to clarify the reasons for that tension and the complexity of the possible solution. How is the way to approach the intricate relationship between the different ways of manifestation of the spirit —as subjective, objective and Absolut Spirit that are implicated in the relationship between religion and politics in Hegel’s Philosophy? I have chosen a place inside the Hegelian’s system to approach this question: the moral conscience. The analysis of this shape of the Spirit allows an original perspective on this topic.

Keywords

• Hegel
• religión
• política
• conciencia moral