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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (23017)	4/1/2002 1:23:09 PM
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... and nearly 300 years ago Lessing tried to promote rationality and tolerance: lib.uchicago.edu Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Nathan der Weise Berlin: Christian Friederich Voss and Son, 1779 Among the most influential works of the celebrated dramatist, critic, and philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (17291781) was Nathan der Weise (1779), a finely crafted play whose theme of religious tolerance was grounded firmly in contemporary rationalism. Lessing embodied his arguments for toleration in the famous parable of the three rings narrated by Nathan, the wise Jew. The story of the three sons representing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam who are potential holders of a magical ring, suggests that the absolute truth of any religious faith cannot be proven on historical grounds, and that the search for truth takes precedence over the possession of truth. Nathan der Weise thus argues for a nondogmatic view of religion, based on a shared humanity above the accidents of race and creed.