The Essence of Christianity

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Title page, 2nd ed. (1848).
Title page, 2nd ed. (1848).

The Essence of Christianity (German: Das Wesen des Christentums) is a book written by Ludwig Feuerbach and first published in 1841. It explains Feuerbach's philosophy and critique of religion. Feuerbach's theory of alienation would later be used by Karl Marx.

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[edit] Influence

This book is the main starting point for Max Stirner's book The Ego and Its Own.

[edit] Editions

German

  • (1841) First. Das Wesen des Christenthums. Leipzig: Otto Wigand.
  • (1843) Second. Das Wesen des Christenthums. Leipzig: Otto Wigand.
  • (1848) Second. Das Wesen des Christenthums. Leipzig: Otto Wigand. Google (NYPL)
  • (1849) Third. Ludwig Feuerbach's sämmtliche Werke. Volume 7. Leipzig: Otto Wigand. Google (Oxford)
  • (1883) Fourth. Das Wesen des Christentums. Leipzig: Otto Wigand.

English (Translated by Marian Evans).

  • (1854) First. The Essence of Christianity. London: John Chapman. IA (St. Mary's)
  • (1881) Second. The Essence of Christianity. London: Trübner & Co. Google (Oxford)
  • (1893) Third. The Essence of Christianity. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.

French (Translated by Joseph Roy)

  • (1864) Essence du Christianisme. Paris: Librairie Internationale. Google (Ghent)

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