Lessing's Philosophy of Religion and the German Enlightenment: Lessing on Christianity and Reason.(Book Review)(Brief Article) From: Theological Studies | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Hoye, William J. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Theological Studies, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

By Toshimasa Yasukata. Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion Series. New York: Oxford University, 2002. Pp. xvi + 208. $35.

This clear and thorough study of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81) approaches him as a theologian, that is, as a thinker conscientiously coming to grips with his inherited Christianity in the face of the Enlightenment of his own time. Toshimasa Yasukata demonstrates how Lessing rejected the irrationality of contemporary Lutheran theologians...