ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Creston and Clayton would like to acknowledge those who generously supported the efforts without which this work would have never materialized. Most of all, we would like to thank the contributors for their time, work, and inspiration. In addition and in particular, Slavoj Žižek, Mario D’Amato, Jeff Robbins, and Catherine Malabou have encouraged us to pursue the original vision of Hegel seen in this collected volume, and Wendy Lochner and Christine Mortlock have constantly supported us at Columbia University Press. We would like to acknowledge our families, Vicki Bryan Crockett and the Reverend Molly Bosscher Davis, as well as our children, Maria and Bryan Crockett and Asher and Isak Davis, whose patience and love allowed us to labor with our love for risking Hegel in our time. To our respective departments: At the University of Central Arkansas, Clayton wants to acknowledge his colleagues in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, including Charles Harvey, Jesse Butler, Phillip Spivey, Jake Held, Gary Thiher, Jeff Williams, Jim Shelton, Benjamin Rider, Jim Deitrick, Ron Novy, and Tanya Jeffcoat. And at Rollins College, Creston’s colleagues Tom Cook, Margaret McLaren, L. Ryan Musgrave, Eric Smaw, Scott Rubarth, Hoyt Edge, Yudit Greenberg, and Mario D’Amato; we thank you for your intellectual and material support. An especial thanks is extended to the dean of the faculty at Rollins College, Dr. Laurie Joyner, for supporting the research that made this book possible. Thanks to Melanie Davis for her amazing work in helping prepare this manuscript for publication. Also thanks to Kelly Kozich and Kira Pack for their inspiration and encouragements. Finally, the Department of Information Technology at Rollins College needs to be acknowledged for their care in providing this project with unwavering support, especially Joseph F. Hughes and Caleb Jones.