gq: The German materialist and atheist anthropologist Ludwig Feuerbach would signal a new turn in materialism through his book, The Essence of Christianity (1841), which provided a humanist account of religion as the outward projection of man's inward nature. Feuerbach's materialism would later heavily influence Karl Marx.
Question: Who wrote "The Essence of Christianity"? Question: In what year was "The Essence of Christianity" written? Question: What did the author of "The Essence of Christianity" consider religion to be? Question: The author's ideas would later influence what well known philosopher?