Contents:

pt. 1 The true or anthropological essence of religion: God as a being of understanding-- God as a moral being or law-- The mystery of the incarnation; or God as love, as a being of the heart-- The mystery of the suffering of God-- The mystery of the Trinity and the mother of God-- The mystery of the logos and divine image-- The mystery of the cosmogonical principle in God-- The mystery of providence and creation out of nothing-- The significance of the creation in Judaism-- The omnipotence of feeling, or the mystery of prayer-- The mystery of faith-- The mystery of miracle-- The mystery of the resurrection and the miraculous conception-- The mystery of the Christian Christ, or the personal God-- The distinction between Christianity and heathenism-- The significance of voluntary celibacy and monachism-- The Christian heaven, or personal immortality

pt. 2. The false or theological essence of religion: The essential standpoint of religion-- The contradiction in the existence of God-- The contradiction in the revelation of God-- The contradiction in the nature of God in general-- The contradiction in the speculative doctrine of God-- The contradiction in the Trinity-- The contradiction in the sacraments-- The contradiction of faith and love-- Concluding application