Bruno & Edgar Bauer — Writings

Early Writings (1840–1843)

Early polemical critique of religion, state, and Hegelian philosophy.

Bruno Bauer

  • The Jewish QuestionCritique of Jewish emancipation policy
    book
  • The Good Cause of Freedom and My Own AffairResponse to government measures, including his own dismissal from the chair of theology
    pamphlet
  • The Trumpet of the Last Judgment Against Hegel the Atheist and Antichrist. An UltimatumAttack on Hegelian dogmatics
    pamphlet
  • The Evangelical State Church of Prussia and ScienceAnalysis of church and science
    essay
  • Christianity Exposed. A Remembrance of the Eighteenth Century and a Contribution to the Crisis of the NineteenthCritique of Christianity and Enlightenment
    book
  • History of Politics, Culture and Enlightenment of the Eighteenth CenturyRepresentation of Enlightenment and cultural expressions
    book

Edgar Bauer

  • State, Religion and PartyCritique of state and party
    pamphlet
  • The Liberal Efforts in GermanyExamination of liberal currents
    essay
  • The Dispute of Criticism with Church and StateStruggle of criticism and ecclesiastical authority
    essay

Journalism (1842–1844)

Contemporary literary and political observations

Bruno & Edgar

Bruno Bauer

  • The Ability of Today’s Jews and Christians to Become FreeTwenty-One Sheets from Switzerland (1843)
    article
  • Characterization of Ludwig FeuerbachWigand's Quarterly (1845)
    article
  • Ludwig FeuerbachNorthern German Papers (1846)
    article
  • Sufferings and Joys of Theological ConsciousnessAnekdota (1843)
    article
  • The History of the Life of Jesus (review of v. Ammon)Anekdota (1842)
    review
  • The Decline of EnglandNew-York Daily Tribune (1852)
    article
  • The Present Impossibility of a WarNew-York Daily Tribune (1852)
    article

Edgar Bauer

  • The Juste-MilieuRhenish Newspaper (1842)
    article
  • Bailly and the First Days of the French RevolutionMemoirs (1843)
    essay
  • Long Live Firm Principles!Berlin Novellas (1843) — Short Story
    fiction

Biblical Criticism

Historical criticism of the Gospels and Pauline writings.
  • Critique of the Evangelical History of John
    book
  • Critique of the Evangelical History of the Synoptics
    book
  • Critique of the Gospels and History of Their Origin
    book
  • Critique of the Pauline LettersParts 1–3
    book
  • The Acts of the Apostles... Reconciliation of Paulinism and JudaismRelation between Paul and Judaism historically evaluated
    book

Revolution of 1848 (1849–1855)

Critical investigation of the Revolution of 1848/49 and the European powers, especially Russia.
  • The Downfall of the Frankfurt ParliamentAnalysis of the failure of 1848/49, political mistakes
    book
  • Russia and GermandomRussia’s influence on German cultural politics
    book
  • Russia and England / La Russie et l'AngleterreComparison of imperial power interests
    book
  • The Present Position of Russia; De la Dictature occidentale; Germany and RussdomEssays on Russia and European domination
    essays
  • The Russian ChurchHistorical-theological analysis of the Russian Church
    book

Final Works (1874–1877)

Historical and philosophical analysis of Christianity, from Greco-Roman context to Jewish tradition.
  • Philo, Strauss and Renan and Early ChristianityCritique of theories on early Christian origins
    book
  • Christ and the Caesars. The Origin of Christianity from Greco-Roman CultureChristianity as a product of ancient culture
    book