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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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 ⓘ