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The aim is to challenge the classic view of the Enlightenment as a secularizing process and propose that modern rationality is rooted in early modern Christian theology.

May 24, 2026Review of Ecumenical StudiesOpen Access

Book Reviews / Buchrezensionen: Anton M. Matytsin and Dan Edelstein (eds.), Let There Be Enlightenment: The Religious and Mystical Sources of Rationality , Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press 2018, 304 p., ISBN: 978-1421426013

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The aim is to challenge the classic view of the Enlightenment as a secularizing process and propose that modern rationality is rooted in early modern Christian theology.
Critical analysis of Enlightenment historiography, particularly works by Paul Hazard and Peter Gay.
Examination of the interplay between Enlightenment reason and religious traditions in early modern Europe.
Discussion of contemporary implications related to modern political life and algorithmic governance.
Proposes that Enlightenment reason is reconstructed through early Christian theological traditions.
Suggests that the conflict narrative between Enlightenment thinkers and religion is flawed and based on self-serving Enlightenment rhetoric.
Argues for the relevance of revisiting this dialogue in the context of current socio-political issues, such as 'woke religion' and Trumpism.

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Critical review of Enlightenment's relationship with religion, proposing a new theoretical perspective.

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Bogdan-George Rădulescu (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12959d48a0ea1665671bfa https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2025-0034

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Book Reviews / Buchrezensionen: Anton M. Matytsin and Dan Edelstein (eds.), Let There Be Enlightenment: The Religious and Mystical Sources of Rationality , Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press 2018, 304 p., ISBN: 978-1421426013

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Book Reviews / Buchrezensionen: Anton M. Matytsin and Dan Edelstein (eds.), Let There Be Enlightenment: The Religious and Mystical Sources of Rationality , Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press 2018, 304 p., ISBN: 978-1421426013

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