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Lessing S Theological Writings
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Author : Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1957
Lessing S Theological Writings written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Religion categories.
"Though starting from a deist standpoint, Lessing raised the questions that have dominated theology up to our own time...Progressive revelation, historical inevitability, the relation between natural and supernatural, or between faith and historical events--all these issues were foreseen by Lessing. The volume contains nine of his short treatises, all provocative" -- The Times Literary Supplement.
Lessing Philosophical And Theological Writings
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Author : Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-02-17
Lessing Philosophical And Theological Writings written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-17 with Philosophy categories.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is the most representative figure of the German Enlightenment. His defense of Spinoza, who had traditionally been condemned as an atheist, provoked a major controversy in philosophy, and his publication of Reimarus' radical assault on Christianity led to fundamental changes in Protestant theology. This volume presents the most comprehensive collection in English of Lessing's philosophical and theological writings, several of which are translated for the first time.
Philosophical And Theological Writings
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Author : Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Philosophical And Theological Writings written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Electronic books categories.
This volume presents the most comprehensive collection to date in English of Lessing's philosophical and theological writings, several of which appear here in English for the first time. They are translated and edited by H.B. Nisbet, who also provides an introduction that sets them in their historical and philosophical contexts.
Lessing S Theological Writings
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Author : Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Lessing S Theological Writings written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Theology categories.
Lessing And The Enlightenment
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Author : Henry E. Allison
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2018-01-29
Lessing And The Enlightenment written by Henry E. Allison and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-29 with Drama categories.
A comprehensive study of Lessings religious thought. Although only one aspect of Gotthold Ephraim Lessings diverse oeuvre, his religious thought had a significant influence on thinkers such as Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, and present-day liberal Protestant theologians. His thought is particularly difficult to assess, however, because it is found largely in a series of essays, reviews, critical studies, polemical writings, and commentary on theological texts. Beyond these, his correspondence, and a few fragmentary essays unpublished during his lifetime, we have his famous drama of religious toleration, Nathan the Wise, and his philosophical-historical sketch, The Education of the Human Race. In these scattered texts, Lessing challenged the full range of theological views in the Enlightenment, from Protestant orthodoxy, with its belief in Biblical inerrancy, to a radical naturalism, which rejected both the concept of a divine revelation and the historically based claims of Christianity to be one, as well as virtually everything in between. Since he refused to identify himself with any of these parties, Lessing was an enigmatic figure, and a central question from his time to today is where he stood on the issue of the truth of the Christian religion. Now back in print, and with the addition of two supplementary essays, Henry E. Allisons book argues that, despite appearances, Lessing was not merely an eclectic thinker or intellectual provocateur, but a serious philosopher of religion, who combined a basically Spinozistic conception of God with a sophisticated pluralistic conception of religious truth inspired by Leibniz.
Soundings In G E Lessing S Philosophy Of Religion
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Author : Gérard Vallée
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Soundings In G E Lessing S Philosophy Of Religion written by Gérard Vallée and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Drama categories.
Gérard Vallée has collected in this volume some "soundings" on the diverse, often paradoxical, philosophical writings of Gotthold Ephrain Lessing. Rather than pigeonhole Lessing into a single school of thought, Vallée has involved himself in a dialogue with his questionings. The six essays are focused on the philosophy of religion contained in his works, although the term "philosophy of religion" had not yet come into popular use while Lessing was writing. A fresh approach, accessible for readers new to Lessing as well as serious scholars, Soundings in G.E. Lessing's Philosophy of Religion will be of interest to philosophers and students of religion.
Lessing S Philosophy Of Religion And The German Enlightenment
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Author : Toshimasa Yasukata
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2002-01-31
Lessing S Philosophy Of Religion And The German Enlightenment written by Toshimasa Yasukata and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-31 with Religion categories.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81) stands as a key figure in German intellectual history, a bridge joining Luther, Leibniz, and German idealism. Despite his well-recognized importance in the history of thought, Lessing as theologian or philosopher of religion remains an enigmatic figure. Scholars refer to the "riddle" or "mystery" of Lessing, a mystery that has proved intractable because of his reticence on the subject of the final conclusions of his intellectual project. Toshimasa Yasukata seeks to unravel this mystery. Based on intensive study of the entire corpus of Lessing's philosophical and theological writings as well as the extensive secondary literature, Yasukata's work takes us into the systematic core of Lessing's thought. From his penetrating and sophisticated analysis of Lessing's developing position on Christianity and reason, there emerges a fresh image of Lessing as a creative modern mind, who is both shaped by and gives shape to the Christian heritage. The first comprehensive study in English of Lessing's theological and philosophical thought, this book will appeal to all those interested in the history of modern theology, as well as specialists in the Enlightenment and the German romantic movement.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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Author : Hugh Barr Nisbet
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2013-09-26
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing written by Hugh Barr Nisbet and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Literary Collections categories.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) is the most eminent literary figure of the German Enlightenment and a writer of European significance. His range of interest as dramatist, poet, critic, philosopher, theologian, philologist and much else besides was comparable to that of Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau, with all of whose ideas he engaged. He contributed decisively to the emergence of German as a literary language and was the founder of modern German literature, urging his compatriots to look to England rather than France for literary inspiration. His major plays (including the classic drama on religious tolerance, Nathan the Wise) are still regularly performed. He was a brilliant controversialist, and his philosophical and religious writings profoundly shook traditional assumptions. This book sets his life and work in the context of the intellectual, social, and cultural background of eighteenth-century Europe. It is the first comprehensive account of Lessing's life for over a century, and it serves as a reference work on all aspects of Lessing's life, work, and thought. The German edition, published in 2008, is now regarded as definitive; it was awarded the Hamann Research Prize of the University and city of Münster and the Einhard Prize for Biography of the Einhard Foundation in Seligenstadt. The present English edition has been revised and updated in the light of relevant publications since 2008.
Theological Writings
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Author : Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Theological Writings written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Theology categories.
Lessing S Ugly Ditch
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Author : Gordon E. Michalson
language : en
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Release Date : 1985
Lessing S Ugly Ditch written by Gordon E. Michalson and has been published by Penn State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Literary Criticism categories.
Christianity proposes claims that stand in some relation to history. This linkage was captured in an image proposed by G.E. Lessing in the 18th century when he spoke of an "ugly ditch" between historical and religious truths. There exists a "ditch" because of the conceptual divide between discrete, contingent occurrences and religious truths of a presumably universal significance. The "ditch" is ugly because there has been no obvious way of mediating this conceptually odd divide. This book aims to disclose the ways we have been misled or confused by the use of Lessing's image, the net effect of which is a series of misplaced theological battles due to an incorrect naming of the enemy. The book is an effort to untangle those issues intrinsically important yet debated in confusing ways; it is a piece of philosophical writing with a theological interest. The conclusion is that while this theological shadowboxing has been occurring, the crucial, substantive issue posed by Lessing's image has been neglected. This is the issue of historical revelation and its relation to natural modes of human knowing and apprehension.