The Hegel Lectures Series, edited by Peter C. Hodgson, highlights the significant historical impact of Hegel's lectures, particularly those delivered in Berlin during the last decade of his life. Previous editions conflated materials, obscuring the development of Hegel's thought. This series is based on recently discovered transcripts and manuscripts, reconstructing lectures from specific years to clarify Hegel's arguments. Each volume features a new translation, editorial introduction, and annotations that identify Hegel's allusions and sources. The lectures on the Philosophy of Religion are crucial to Hegel's philosophical system, with variations in conception and execution across 1821, 1824, 1827, and 1831. Earlier editions created confusion by merging these materials into a single text. The current volumes present a critical edition, separating the lectures into independent units based on a thorough re-editing of sources by Walter Jaeschke. The English translation, recognized as definitive, is produced by Robert F. Brown, Peter C. Hodgson, and J. Michael Stewart, with assistance from H. S. Harris. The three volumes include editorial introductions, critical annotations, textual variants, tables, a bibliography, and a glossary. Hegel's 'Introduction' establishes the philosophy of religion as a new discipline, addressing philosophical, theological, cultural, and epistemological issues, while 'The Concept of Religion' offers
