‘A Marxist before Marx, an anarchist before anarchism, an evolutionist before Darwin.’ Mostly forgotten by mainstream culture, the rural French priest Jean Meslier’s work was visionary and radical – and has outlasted attempts to erase him from history
The rural French priest who preached atheism to the people | Aeon EssaysJean Meslier, a rural French priest, argued that religion is designed to produce subjects who will automatically obeybuff.ly