Project Gutenberg 2014-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 560 Feuerbach, Ludwig 1804 1872 Feuerbach, Ludwig Andreas Eliot, George 1819 1880 Evans, Mary Anne Cross, Marian Evans Evans, Marian Cross, Mary Ann Lewes, M. E. (Marian Evans) Lewes, Marian Evans Das Wesen des Christenthums. English The Essence of Christianity Translated from the second German edition Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Essence_of_Christianity Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Essence of Christianity" by Ludwig Feuerbach is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. This work examines the nature of Christianity, arguing that it ultimately reflects human nature and consciousness rather than a divine framework. Feuerbach's central thesis posits that the concepts of God and religion arise from the inner workings of humanity, emphasizing that religion is a projection of human attributes and experiences onto the divine. The opening of the text sets the foundation for Feuerbach's analysis, where he discusses the essential nature of man and religion. He argues that religion is rooted in human consciousness and that the divine attributes attributed to God are reflective of human qualities. Feuerbach critiques traditional theological perspectives by stating that the relationship between man and God is fundamentally a relationship with one's own nature. He introduces the idea that as humanity evolves and understands its nature, the need for an anthropomorphic understanding of God diminishes, leading to a more profound self-awareness and self-acceptance. This perspective poses significant implications for philosophical and theological discourse, marking a shift towards human-centered thought in contrast to divinely oriented beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Christianity -- Controversial literature Religion -- Philosophy B Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 1114837 2025-07-19T04:38:31.674844 text/html 1104004 2024-10-24T11:13:13 text/html 475736 2025-07-19T04:38:46.606843 application/epub+zip 521218 2025-07-19T04:38:34.839824 application/epub+zip 506993 2025-07-19T04:38:33.335880 application/epub+zip 803757 2025-07-19T04:38:54.922782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678639 2025-07-19T04:38:45.026808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650335 2022-09-21T11:15:53.267151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 911503 2025-07-19T04:38:29.419859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 891488 2024-10-24T11:13:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18457 2025-07-19T04:38:55.082735 application/rdf+xml 16249 2025-07-19T04:38:33.498861 image/jpeg 2605 2025-07-19T04:38:33.418847 image/jpeg 434966 2025-07-19T04:38:31.758845 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia