Lectures on the philosophy of religion Book

The volume of Hegel's Lectures is certainly his most interesting and profound. Though understanding it requires the tedious trek through the opening of vol. 1 wherein he discusses the basic principles of his philosophy of religion, it's interesting to see where this all leads and his "synthesis" of his philosophical system and Christianity. While I can't help but feel as though some of the claims are a stretch I do give him credit for an innovative take both on the Christian faith and the topic of religion as a whole. It's easy to run to Kierkegaard, read say...the Postscript, and then take a shot at Hegel after being mesmerized by Søren's attack on him without first having read the German and giving his theories a chance. I'm still up in the air about who is right, given that Kierkegaard advances little constructive philosophy of his own and given the fact that a great deal of what Hegel says about geist and the Christian spirit seems to make sense