Background
Yasukata, Toshimasa was born on January 26, 1952 in Yonago, Tottori, Japan. Son of Kei and Sadako (Tanabe) Yasukata.
(Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81) stands as a key figure...)
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.
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(Toshimasa Yasukata offers a detailed study and interpreta...)
Toshimasa Yasukata offers a detailed study and interpretation of the German theologian Ernst Troeltsch, discerning a systematic unity in his thought. Despite the obvious diversity of his interests and published works, Troeltsch is shown to be thoroughly consistent in exploring the possibility of establishing normative values in the face of the relativizing efforts of history. In his closing remarks, Yasukata suggests the wide-ranging significance of Troeltsch's work for the future of theology.
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Yasukata, Toshimasa was born on January 26, 1952 in Yonago, Tottori, Japan. Son of Kei and Sadako (Tanabe) Yasukata.
Bachelor, Kyoto University, Japan, 1975. Master of Arts, Kyoto University, Japan, 1977. Doctor of Letters, Kyoto University, Japan, 1997.
Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1985.
Junior research fellow Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Kyoto, 1980, 85-87. Associate professor Morioka (Japan) College, 1987-1993, Seigakuin University, Ageo, Japan, 1993-1996, professor Japan, 1996—2004, Hokkai Gakuen University, Sapporo, since 2004.
(Toshimasa Yasukata offers a detailed study and interpreta...)
(Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81) stands as a key figure...)
Member American Academy Religion, Lessing Society, Ernst-Troeltsch-Gesellschaft.
Married Etsuko Maehara, July 1, 1982. Children: Kuniki, Yuri, Kaori.