Lessing's philosophy of religion and the German Enlightenment
Subtitle: Lessing on Christianity and reason
By: Toshimasa Yasukata
Series: American Academy of Religion reflection and theory in the study of religion series; Reflection and theory in the study of religion
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, -- 1729-1781 -- Religion; Enlightenment -- Germany; Germany -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
Description: On the basis of intensive study of the entire corpus of Lessing's philosophical and theological writings as well as the extensive secondary literature, the author leads the reader into the systematic core of Lessing's highly elusive religious thought.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-200) and index