The Essence Of Religion

Author : Ludwig Feuerbach
Publisher : Newcomb Livraria Press
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783989887091

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The Essence of Religion by Ludwig Feuerbach Pdf

A New 2023 translation into English from the original manuscript, with an introduction, glossary of Feuerbachian terminology and a timeline of his life and works. "The Essence of Religion" is a philosophical work published in 1841 that critiques the nature and origins of religious belief, arguing for a Darwinian-historical origin for religion, and a materialistic worldview. In this work, Feuerbach argues that religion is a product of human imagination and projection, and that its true essence can only be understood by examining the human mind and its relationship to the natural world. Schopenhauer and Nietzsche both take their satirical criticism about religion from Feuerbach, and every aspect of Marxism can be found here in Marx's favorite Philosopher. Feuerbach is a critical figure in the development of not merely Marxism, but Materialistic Humanism in general. Feuerbach is critical to understanding Marx. This is Volume VI in the 2023 The Complete Works of Ludwig Feuerbach by Newcomb Livraria Press

Author : Christophor Coppes
Publisher : SelectBooks, Inc.
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781590799680

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The Essence of Religions by Christophor Coppes Pdf

As we move away from worn-out dogma from both the religious and scientific realms toward a contemporary synthesis of understanding about our existence, Christophor's refreshing and comprehensive analysis of major religions in light of the profound lessons from numerous NDE journeyers offers a rich new tapestry of understanding that I find most valuable.

Author : Ludwig Feuerbach
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532646232

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Lectures on the Essence of Religion by Ludwig Feuerbach Pdf

This book, translated for the first time into English, presents the major statement of the philosophy of Ludwig Feuerbach. Here, in his most systematic work, Feuerbach’s thought on religion and on the philosophy of nature achieves its full maturity. Central to the thought of Feuerbach is the concept that man not God is the creator, that divinities are representations of man’s innermost feelings and ideas. Philosophy should turn from theology and speculative rationalism to sound factual anthropology. “My aim in these Lectures,” writes Feuerbach, “is to transform friends of God into friends of man, believers into thinkers, worshippers into workers, candidates for the other world into students of this world, Christians, who on their own confession are half-animal and half-angel, into men––whole men.”

Author : Albert Schweitzer
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781504058711

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The Essence of Faith by Albert Schweitzer Pdf

The Nobel Peace Prize–winning doctor, theologian, and missionary explores the essence of faith in this masterful early work on Kantian metaphysics. Famous for his medical missionary work in what is now the West African country of Gabon, Albert Schweitzer was an accomplished theologian, philosopher, and international bestselling author. While studying for his PhD at the Sorbonne, Schweitzer developed his views on theology through an analysis of Immanuel Kant’s philosophy of religion. In The Essence of Faith, Schweitzer explores Kantian ideas to arrive at an inspiring meditation on God, faith, and the limits of human understanding. Both an accessible introduction to Schweitzer’s theology and a strikingly original approach to Kant’s writing and thought, The Essence of Faith is a slim volume of profound ideas.

Author : Borden Parker Bowne
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443800747

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The Essence of Religion by Borden Parker Bowne Pdf

This is a collection of Bowne’s most important sermons, some of which appeared in other collections. It covers a remarkably large number of aspects of religion and faith, and summarises well the thought and achievements of this great preacher. The topics covered range from the role of Jesus Christ in religion and in our own lives, to the activities of the church, to Christianity as a doctrine, to the ways in which we can enjoy a healthy and successful life. The book will appeal to many, from the scholar to the relative newcomer to religion. It is lucid and flows easily, yet not without giving the reader much food for thought, and a new angle on many things he has probably thought and enquired about. In the words of the author’s wife, “ ‘if,’ to use the author’s own words, ‘the great end of religion is a developed soul, a soul with a deep sense of God, a soul in which faith, courage, and resolution are at their highest,’ then the writer of these sermons had in this life entered into the fullest realisation of all he taught to others.” And most readers will probably feel this after reading a few words of the first sermon.

Author : Ludwig Feuerbach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Christianity
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011353281

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The Essence of Christianity by Ludwig Feuerbach Pdf

Author : Ludwig Feuerbach
Publisher : Litres
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040886500

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The Essence of Christianity by Ludwig Feuerbach Pdf

Author : Ludwig Feuerbach
Publisher : Great Books in Philosophy
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : IND:30000095159954

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The Essence of Religion by Ludwig Feuerbach Pdf

"Originally published in 1845, this digest of thirty lectures by one of Germany's most influential humanist philosophers extends the critique expounded in The Essence of Christianity (1841) to religion as a whole." The main thrust of Feuerbach's analysis of religion is aptly summed up in the original subtitle to this work: "God the Image of Man. Man's Dependence upon Nature the Last and Only Source of Religion." Feuerbach reviews key aspects of religious belief and in each case explains them as imaginative elaborations of the primal awe and sense of dependence that humans experience in the face of nature's power and mystery. Rather than man being created in the image of God, the situation is quite the reverse: "All theology is anthropology," he says, and "the being whom man sets over against himself as a separate supernatural existence is his own being."

Author : Gerardus Leeuw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:79513451

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Religion in essence.. by Gerardus Leeuw Pdf

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368193430

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The Essence of Religion by Anonymous Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

Author : Borden P. Bowne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1910-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0404590691

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Essence of Religion by Borden P. Bowne Pdf

Author : Sudhir Anand
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Hindu literature
ISBN : 8174764011

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The Essence of the Hindu Religion by Sudhir Anand Pdf

The Focus Of This Book Is On The Essential Beliefs Of The Hindu Religion; It Introduces The Reader To The Vedas Including Sanskrit To English Translation Of Mantras. The Book Also Focuses On Spiritual Aspects Of The Raj Yoga, Definitions Of Certain Words Like Mantra, Karma, Etc.

Author : Dada Bhagwan
Publisher : Dada Bhagwan Foundation
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788189725068

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The Essence Of All Religion by Dada Bhagwan Pdf

Those seeking to lead a spiritual life inevitably face challenges in their pursuit of spirituality and practice. As spiritual development progresses, facing one’s faults, failures, and unintentional mistakes can become disconcerting – even for the most sincere seeker. One may then ask, “What are the benefits of the different types of religion? From the many religions of the world, which practices will accelerate my spiritual growth and help me learn how to become more spiritual?” While exploring world religion, or studying religious books, questions might also arise, such as: “In actuality, what is religion, or what is spirituality? Is it to live in non violence, to live in peace, or to embody unconditional love? How to live exactly?” In the book “The Essence of All Religion”, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan clarifies any confusion about religion vs. spirituality, providing answers to the above questions and more. Dadashri then offers the essential extract of spiritual science and religion in the form of Nine Kalams (highest spiritual intents). He explains that the Nine Kalams are the essence of the highest teaching of the religions of the world and the simplest, most direct means to live in peace. Among the many spiritual books available today, the spiritual guidance available in this book is both unique and unparalleled.

Author : Gordon Bitner Hinckley
Publisher : Shadow Mountain
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024311461

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Faith by Gordon Bitner Hinckley Pdf

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Author : Hent de Vries
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780823227242

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Religion by Hent de Vries Pdf

What do we talk about when we talk about "religion"? Is it an array of empirical facts about historical human civilizations? Or is religion what is in essence unpredictable--perhaps the very emergence of the new? In what ways are the legacies of religion--its powers, words, things, and gestures--reconfiguring themselves as the elementary forms of life in the twenty-first century? Given the Latin roots of the word religion and its historical Christian uses, what sense, if any, does it make to talk about "religion" in other traditions? Where might we look for common elements that would enable us to do so? Has religion as an overarching concept lost all its currency, or does it ineluctably return--sometimes in unexpected ways--the moment we attempt to do without it? This book explores the difficulties and double binds that arise when we ask "What is religion?" Offering a marvelously rich and diverse array of perspectives, it begins the task of rethinking "religion" and "religious studies" in a contemporary world. Opening essays on the question "What is religion?" are followed by clusters exploring the relationships among religion, theology, and philosophy and the links between religion, politics, and law. Pedagogy is the focus of the following section. Religion is then examined in particular contexts, from classical times to the present Pentacostal revival, leading into an especially rich set of essays on religion, materiality, and mediatization. The final section grapples with the ever-changing forms that "religion" is taking, such as spirituality movements and responses to the ecological crisis. Featuring the work of leading scholars from a wide array of disciplines, traditions, and cultures, Religion: Beyond a Concept will help set the agenda for religious studies for years to come. It is the first of five volumes in a collection entitled The Future of the Religious Past, the fruit of a major international research initiative funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.