Red theology : on the Christian Communist tradition / Roland Boer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boer, Roland, 1961- author.

Series:

Studies in Critical Research on Religion 10.

Studies in critical research on religion, 1877-2129 ; VOLUME 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism and Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages).

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2019.

Summary:

In Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition , Roland Boer presents key moments in the 2,000 year tradition of Christian communism. Defined by the two features of alternative communal practice and occasional revolutionary action, Christian communism is predicated on profound criticism of the way of the world. The book begins with Karl Kautsky – the leading thinker of second-generation Marxism – and his oft-ignored identification of this tradition. From there, it offers a series of case studies that deal with European instances, the Russian Revolution, and to East Asia. Here we find the emergence of Christian communism not only in China, but also in North Korea. This book will be a vital resource for scholars and students of religion and the many aspects of socialist tradition.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Dedication

Preface

Series Editor’s Preface

Introduction

Karl Kautsky’s Forerunners of Modern Socialism

Early Christian Communism as a Political Myth

Reaction and Revolution: How to Read the Apostle Paul

Omnia Sunt Communia: Theology and Politics in Luther Blissett’s Q

John Calvin and the Problem of Ungodly Rulers

From Luther to Marx and Engels

Heilsgeschichte, History and Marxism

Revisiting the Marxist-Christian Dialogue

Althusser and the Possibility of Religious Revolution

By Science and Prayer: The Christian Communism of Farnham Maynard

Christian Communism and the Bolsheviks

The Taiping Revolution: Christian Communism Comes to China

Chinese Christian Communism in the Early Twentieth Century

Religion and Revolution in Korea

Conclusion

Back Matter

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-39477-X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004394773 DOI