Criticism of heaven : on Marxism and theology / by Roland Boer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boer, Roland, 1961-

Series:

Historical materialism book series ; 18.

Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; v. 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism and religion--Europe, Western.

Communism and religion.

Communism and Christianity--Europe, Western.

Communism and Christianity.

Philosophy, Marxist--Europe, Western.

Philosophy, Marxist.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 472 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume consists of a critical commentary on the interactions between Marxism and theology in the work of the major figures of Western Marxism. It deals with the theological writings of Ernst Bloch, Walter Benjamin, Louis Althusser, Henri Lefebvre, Antonio Gramsci, Terry Eagleton, Slavoj Žižek and Theodor Adorno. In many cases their theological writings are dealt with for the first time in this book. It is surprising how much theological material there is and how little commentators have dealt with it. Apart from the critical engagement with the way they use theology, the book also explores how their theological writings infiltrate and enrich their Marxist work. The book has three parts: Biblical Marxists (Bloch and Benjamin), Catholic Marxists (Althusser, Lefebvre, Gramsci and Eagleton), and the Protestant Turn (Žižek and Adorno).

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / R. Boer

Chapter One. Bloch’s Detective Work / R. Boer

Chapter Two. Benjamin’s Perpetuation Of Biblical Myth / R. Boer

Chapter Three. The Ecclesiastical Eloquence Of Louis Althusser / R. Boer

Chapter Four. The Heresies Of Henri Lefebvre / R. Boer

Chapter Five. The Ecumenism Of Antonio Gramsci / R. Boer

Chapter Six. The Apostasy Of Terry Eagleton / R. Boer

Chapter Seven. The Conversion Of Slavoj Žižek / R. Boer

Chapter Eight. Adorno’s Vacillation / R. Boer

Conclusion / R. Boer

References / R. Boer

Index Of Biblical References / R. Boer

General Index / R. Boer.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-461) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-93625-1

9786611936259

90-474-2128-0

OCLC:

303667213

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004161115.i-472 DOI