The Essence of Christianity by Ludwig Feuerbach

[Ulf]

Table of Contents:

Preface to the Second Edition, 1843

I: Introduction

§1 Being of Man in General
§2 Essence of Religion in General

Part I: The True or Anthropological Essence of Religion

II God as Being of Understanding
III God as Moral Being or Law
IV God as Love
V The Suffering God
VI The Trinity and Mother of God
VII The Logos and Divine Image
VIII The Cosmogonical Principle
IX Nature in God
X Creation out of Nothing
XI Creation in Judaism
XII The Mystery of Prayer
XIII Faith and the Miracle
XIV The Resurrection
XV The Personal God
XVI Christianity and Heathenism
XVII Celibacy and Monachism
XVIII Heaven & Immortality

Part II. The False or Theological Essence of Religion

XIX The Essential Standpoint of Religion
XX Contradiction in existence of God
XXI Contradiction in revelation of God
XXII Contradiction in the nature of God
XXIII The Speculative Doctrine of God
XXIV Contradiction in the Trinity
XXV Contradiction in the Sacraments
XXVI Faith & Love
XXVII Concluding Application

[Ulf]

Lectures on the Essence of Religion. Only 2 of the 30 lectures are reproduced here. The same material is dealt with in Feuerbach's book, Essence of Christianity.

Table of Contents:

I Occasion and Context
XXX Atheism alone a Positive View

[Aemma]

Wow Oulfie! Excellent stuff. I haven't heard this name since university days! Looking forward to reading it.

Thanks again!...Aemma