ABSTRACT
In the framework of a conceptual analysis, Stephen Crites’ tries to highlight and further develop the discussion of G.W.F. Hegel and Soren Kierkegaard’s respective positions on faith and the movement of humankind since the advent of Christ, namely, the relation between history and faith. Specifically, Crites begins with a discussion of domesticity and therefore the familial bond in light of marriage’s role in the ethical and religious categories. Crites highlights both Hegel and Kierkegaard’s positions. He begins by building the historical backdrop of philosophy in relation to domestic life, and the historical origins of Christendom since the time of Constantine, all within the framework of Hegelian and Kierkegaardian thought. Crites then proceeds to the Kantian backdrop of Hegelian and Kierkegaardian thought, discussing Hegel and Kierkegaard in relation to this general context of the relationship of Christendom and the greater society.
