The Translated from the second German edition Feuerbach, Ludwig 1804-1872 creator Eliot, George 1819-1880 text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Essence of Christianity" by Ludwig Feuerbach is a philosophical work published in 1841. It argues that God is not a separate being but rather an outward projection of human nature and needs. Feuerbach contends that every divine quality attributed to God actually corresponds to human features, making religion a mirror of humanity rather than a revelation from above. This influential critique of religion shaped later thinkers including Marx and Engels, establishing Feuerbach's theory of alienation and cementing the work as a classic of humanist philosophy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Essence_of_Christianity Release date is 2014-10-02 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.) Original publication data not identified Christianity -- Controversial literature Religion -- Philosophy B Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47025 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47025 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134059.0 47025