Althusser and theology : religion, politics, and philosophy / edited by Agon Hamza.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hamza, Agon, 1984- editor.

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Historical materialism book series ; 124.

Historical materialism book series ; volume 124

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Althusser, Louis, 1918-1990.

Althusser, Louis.

Religion.

Theology.

Philosophy, French--20th century.

Philosophy, French.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 210 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Religion has always been an object of philosophical analysis, as well as a platform for political practice. One cannot imagine a form of philosophical thinking without its relation to a religion, whether it negates or affirms the latter. In different philosophical orientations, religion also serves as a condition for philosophy. Althusser and Theology intends not so much to fill a gap in Althusser scholarship as to make an important contribution to the contemporary radical left movement. In this regard, Althusser and Theology is of significant importance in the current debates on the Left concerning its relation to theology. It will also contribute to the ongoing debate on Althusser, as well as opening up a new perspective on his philosophical project. Book jacket.

Contents:

‎Contents; ‎Acknowledgements; ‎List of Contributors; ‎Introduction: Althusser's Christian Marxism (Hamza); ‎Chapter 1. Althusser and Religion (Breton); ‎Chapter 2. Althusser's Religious Revolution (Boer); ‎Chapter 3. Althusser and the Problem of Eschatology (Montag); ‎Chapter 4. Christianity as a Condition (Hamza); ‎Chapter 5. Splitting Althusser at the Point of Religion (Tupinambá); ‎Chapter 6. Between Hegel and Marx: History and Theology in the Early Althusser (Pfeifer); ‎Chapter 7. Althusser's Spinozism and the Problem of Theology (Peden)

‎Chapter 8. Eschatology à la Cantonade: Althusser beyond Derrida (Morfino)‎Chapter 9. Paul of Tarsus, Thinker of the Conjuncture (Stolze); ‎Chapter 10. From the 'Hidden God' to the Materialism of the Encounter: Althusser and Pascal (Sotiris); ‎Chapter 11. From the 'International of Decent Feelings' to the International of Decent Actions: Althusser's Relevance for the Environmental Conjuncture of Late Capitalism (Tsoneva); ‎Chapter 12. Battles of Nostalgic Proportion: The Transformations of Islam-as-Historical-Force in the Ideological Matrix of a Self-Affirming 'West' (Blumi); ‎Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 15, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version: Althusser and theology.

ISBN:

9789004291553

9004291555

Publisher Number:

99985300687

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.