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THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTIANITY

THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTIANITYTHE ESSENCE OF CHRISTIANITY


By Ludwig Feuerbach

Read by Martyn Swain
12 hours 08 minutes

This extraordinary work (Das Wesen Des Christentums) is an anthropological dissection of Christianity in particular and a critique of religion in general. It proved both controversial and influential following its publication in 1841. But soon it became a classic of humanism – so much so that it was none other than George Eliot, under her real name of Marian (Mary Ann) Evans, who felt impelled to undertake the first English translation (1851), and which helped to underscore her humanistic attitudes which infused her novels. Continue Reading →