Criticism of Religion
On Marxism and Theology, II
Description
Offering commentary on the engagements with religion and theology by a range of Marxists, Roland Boer aims to gather insights in order to develop a comprehensive theory of religion. Following the acclaimed Criticism of Heaven, this is the second of a five-volume series called Criticism of Heaven and Earth.
Author Bios
Roland Boer is Professor of Liberal Arts at Renmin University of China (Beijing). He has published extensively on Marxism, theology, political theory and biblical criticism. His most recent works are Criticism of Earth: On Marx, Engels and Theology(Haymarket 2013), Nick Cave: A Study of Love, Death and Apocalypse (Equinox 2012), The Earthy Nature of the Bible(Palgrave 2012), and Lenin, Religion, and Theology (Palgrave 2013).
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Publication date: June 14, 2011
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Paradoxes of Lucien Goldmann
2. The Stumbling Block of Fredric Jameson
3. The Christian Communism of Rosa Luxemburg
4. The Enticements of Karl Kautsky
5. The Forgetfulness of Julia Kristeva
6. The Fables of Alain Badiou
7. The Conundrums of Giorgio Agamben
8. The Self-Exorcism of Georg Lukács
9. The Bible and The Beekeeper’s Manual
Conclusion
References
Index of Biblical References
General Index
