Abstract
Religious criticism is a task to try to affirm a certain way of thinking concerning the truth by denying the truth of religion, a specific religion, or a religious sect. Therefore, it seems that a pattern for religious criticism can be made by considering the problem of "truth" concerning religion from three standpoints: atheism, absolutism, and inclusivism. In this thesis, the atheistic criticism of L. Feuerbach, the theological criticism of K. Barth, and the philosophical criticism of K. Nishida are taken up as criticisms of religion carried out from each standpoint, and the structure and the relation of their religious criticism are considered. As a result, the religious criticism of Feuerbach aims at the construction of an anthropology, that of Barth aims at the revival of theology, and the religious criticism of Nishida aims for the explanation of religion. All of those criticisms were an affirmative, creative work.
