Essential reading for those interested in the development of Kant’s philosophy. Fugate’s and Hymers’ volume provides a window into Kant’s philosophy of religion ... This collection of primary sources provides previously untranslated resources for a fruitful study of Kant’s religion.

Religion & Theology

English readers with an interest in the development of Kant’s philosophy, Enlightenment religious thought, or modern theology will find <i>Preparation for Natural Theology</i> an essential resource … The best recommendation that can be made for <i>Preparation for Natural Theology</i> is that despite the high quality of the translations, explanatory footnotes, and Introduction, the reader is left wanting more. Armed with the work of Fugate and Hymers we can expect great strides in English language Kantian scholarship filling in the connections and associations laid bare by their pioneering service to the academy.

Reading Religion

Fugate and Hymers have already provided Anglo-phone students of Kant with an invaluable resource with their richly annotated translation of Baumgarten`s <i>Metaphysica</i>, which was the text that Kant used for his metaphysics lectures. In this new work, which contains similarly annotated translations of Eberhard`s <i>Preparation for Natural Theology</i>, which was one of the texts that Kant used for his lectures on rational theology, together with Kant`s unpublished notes on this work and the Danzig transcript of these lectures, they have provided another such resource. These materials are essential for any student of Kant`s philosophical theology. And, as they explain in their informative introduction, the views of Eberhard were of particular importance to Kant, because he later became engaged in a bitter controversy with him regarding fundamental tenets of the <i>Critique of Pure Reason</i>.

- Henry E. Allison, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of California San Diego, USA and Boston University, USA,