The Essence of Christianity

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The Essence of Christianity is a 19th-century philosophical work that argues Christian theology is a projection of human nature and desires onto an imagined divine being.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
philosophical work
theological work
argues attributes ascribed to God are idealized human qualities
religious doctrines express human wishes and needs
author Ludwig Feuerbach
centralThesis Christian theology is a projection of human nature onto an imagined divine being
God is the outward projection of the inward nature of humanity
centuryOfPublication 19th century
countryOfOrigin Germany
criticizes orthodox Christian doctrine
the concept of a transcendent personal God
traditional Christian theology
firstEnglishTranslationYear 1854
firstEnglishTranslator Marian Evans (George Eliot)
linked to: George Eliot
genre philosophy of religion
religious criticism
theology
hasEnglishTranslation The Essence of Christianity (English edition)
hasPart Part I: The True or Anthropological Essence of Religion
Part II: The False or Theological Essence of Religion
historicalContext 19th-century German philosophy
influenced Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Nietzsche
Karl Marx
Marxist theory of religion
Sigmund Freud
modern theology
psychoanalytic theories of religion
religious studies
influencedBy Enlightenment rationalism
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
linked to: G. W. F. Hegel

German Idealism
linked to: German idealism
language German
mainSubject Christianity
anthropology of religion
religion
theology
notableConcept God as the objectified essence of man
religion as the dream of the human mind
originalTitle Das Wesen des Christentums
philosophicalMovement Young Hegelian
linked to: Young Hegelians
placeOfPublication Leipzig
publicationYear 1841
publisher Otto Wigand
structure two-part work
theme critique of dogma
humanism
projection theory of religion
relationship between human nature and divinity
religion as human self-alienation

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Ludwig Feuerbach notableWork The Essence of Christianity
Young Hegelians notableWorkAssociated The Essence of Christianity
The Essence of Christianity centralThesis Christian theology is a projection of human nature onto an imagined divine being
linked to: The Essence of Christianity
The Essence of Christianity hasEnglishTranslation The Essence of Christianity (English edition)
linked to: The Essence of Christianity
Das Wesen des Christentums centralClaim Christianity is a projection of human nature
linked to: The Essence of Christianity
Das Wesen des Christentums hasTranslation The Essence of Christianity
The Essence of Faith According to Luther relatedWork The Essence of Christianity
Principles of the Philosophy of the Future relatedWork The Essence of Christianity
The Essence of Religion influencedBy The Essence of Christianity
The Essence of Religion relatedWork The Essence of Christianity