num_pages: 364
description: In this, one of the most influential works of the post-Hegelian era, Feuerbach captures the synthesis that emerges from the dialectical process of a transcending Godhead &amp; the rational &amp; material world. In understanding the true nature of what it means to be fully human, he contends that we come face to face with the essence of Christian theology: human beings investing ordinary concepts with divine meaning &amp; significance. The true danger to humanity occurs when theology is given the force of dogma &amp; doctrine. Losing sight of its anthropological underpinnings &amp; dependence upon or emergence from human nature, it then acquires an existence separate from that of humankind. He leaves nothing untouched: miracles, the Trinity, Creation, prayer, resurrection, immortality, faith &amp; much more.
language: English
title: The Essence of Christianity
titlecomplete: The Essence of Christianity (Great Books in Philosophy)
genres: Christianity, Classics, History, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, German Literature, Christian, Atheism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 813
publisher: Prometheus