On Monday, February 20, 2023, Jonathan Blake Fine (Brown University) will discuss his new project on the public impact of the Fragments Controversy in Europe. The session will be moderated by Monika Nenon (University of Memphis). On his topic, Jonathan Blake Fine writes: "When Gotthold Ephraim Lessing published the 'Fragmente eines Ungenannten' in the 1770s, dozens of major and minor theological figures leapt at the opportunity to defend Christianity in sermons, pamphlets, and lengthy treatises. Many of these texts are quite dense explorations of complicated theological material. Nevertheless, the controversy soon attracted attention far beyond learned circles. In this paper, I will examine the role of periodicals both in spreading knowledge about the dispute across German-speaking Europe and as an actor themselves in the dispute. I will additionally consider how periodicals published across Europe in languages such as French, Italian, and Dutch both informed an international reading public and played a complementary role in driving the controversy forward."