Project Gutenberg 2011-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 169 Bakunin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich 1814 1876 Bakunin, Michael Bakunin, M. (Mikhail) Бакунин, Михаил Александрович Dieu et l'État. English God and the State E-text prepared by Fritz Ohrenschall, René Anderson Benitz, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "God and the State" by Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work explores the relationship between religion, authority, and human freedom, arguing passionately against the divine and state authorities that enslave humanity. It discusses the historical development and societal impacts of these institutions, positioning Bakunin as a fervent advocate for anarchism and revolutionary socialism. The beginning of "God and the State" establishes Bakunin's fundamental thesis: that the divine and state authorities exist to maintain oppression and deny human freedom. He critiques the notion of God as a jealous and tyrannical force, suggesting that the concept of deity has historically justified the subjugation of mankind. He emphasizes that true emancipation arises not from divine inspiration but from rebellion, self-awareness, and collective action against oppressive structures. The text sets a confrontational tone, debunking idealistic philosophies and asserting the necessity of social revolution for human liberation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36568/36568-h/images/cover.jpg en Christianity -- Controversial literature Atheism Anarchism HX Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Sociology 220915 220762 2024-09-15T12:15:39.687244 2023-09-16T05:54:50.953793 text/html text/html 222068 2011-06-30T17:32:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 844612 2011-06-30T17:34:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 860085 2024-09-15T12:15:43.348225 application/epub+zip 862874 2024-09-15T12:15:40.415250 application/epub+zip 117734 2024-09-15T12:15:40.037227 application/epub+zip 926920 2024-09-15T12:15:45.919205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 906194 2024-09-15T12:15:42.968216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165531 2022-09-16T16:19:05.771645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211991 211874 2024-09-15T12:15:39.237252 2023-09-16T05:54:50.637755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211745 2011-06-30T17:26:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76208 2011-06-30T17:26:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211801 2011-06-30T17:26:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76195 2011-06-30T17:26:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21317 2024-09-15T12:15:46.061253 application/rdf+xml 13602 2024-09-15T12:15:40.112218 image/jpeg 2275 2024-09-15T12:15:40.073227 image/jpeg 853783 2024-09-15T12:15:39.740254 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia