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“Farewell to Sola Scriptura: Lessing and the Critique of Early Modern Philology.”Matthew Stoltz, Cornell University, German Studies

Matthew Stoltz, Cornell University, German Studies Thursday, February 14th, 5:40-7:00, G-160  "Farewell to Sola Scriptura: Lessing and the Critique of Early Modern Philology."   This presentation explores the ways in which Lessing’s critique of theology during the fragment controversy (1774-1780) destabilized the doctrine of sola scriptura, which served as the backbone of Protestant hermeneutics up to the eighteenth century.  In my presentation, […]

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