Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason

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Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason

Author	Immanuel Kant
Original title	Die Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der bloßen Vernunft
Country	Germany
Language	German
Subject	Philosophy of religion
Published	1793
Media type	Print
Pages	296^[1]

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Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason (German: Die Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der bloßen Vernunft) is a 1793 book by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Although its purpose and original intent has become a matter of some dispute, the book's immense and lasting influence on the history of theology and the philosophy of religion is indisputable.

He strongly criticises ritual, superstition and a church hierarchy in this work.^[2]^[3]

^ Kant, Immanuel (1793). Die Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der blossen Vernunft (in German). Nicolovius. ISBN 978-3-598-51390-9.
^ "Kant's Philosophy of Religion". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. 2021.
^ Kant, Immanuel (2018). di Giovanni, George; Wood, Allen (eds.). Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason: And Other Writings. Translated by di Giovanni, George; di Giovanni, George (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. xi. ISBN 9781316604021.