After his father's will should Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) to be a pastor. As a poet and playwright, he intervened and ultimately more momentous one in theology and church, as it would be from the pulpit have been possible. captured by the spirit of the Enlightenment, he devoted himself tirelessly as a writer of the search for truth. With the help of the theater he wanted to move souls. The religions he judged according to their morals. Most clearly his request occurs in the drama "Nathan the way "to light, the religions strongly - calling for tolerance - and still surprisingly current. Therefore, Heinrich Heine's praise to understand: Since Luther, Germany has produced no greater and better man than Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Hans-Jürgen Benedict's portrait shows not only the respected poet and playwright, but also restless and indebted player who has suffered some setbacks.
Hans-Jürgen Benedict: The Enlightenment: How Gotthold Ephraim Lessing encouraged the religions of tolerance
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