F.C. Baur's Synthesis of Böhme and Hegel: Redefining Christian Theology as a Gnostic Philos… by Simut, Corneliu C., Simut, Corneliu fromPhilosophy of religion 0 Type: Book In this book, Professor Simut ̦demonstrates how Baur came to understand Christian theology as a Gnostic philosophy of religion under the influence of Böhme's unorthodox esoteric theosophy and Hegel's modern religious philosophy.