Criticism of Religion: On Marxism and Theology, IICriticism of Religion offers a spirited critical commentary on the engagements with religion and theology by a range of leading Marxist philosophers and critics: Lucien Goldmann, Fredric Jameson, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Kautsky, Julia Kristeva, Alain Badiou, Giorgio Agamben, Georg Lukács, and Raymond Williams. Apart from offering sustained critique, the aim is to gather key insights from these critics in order to develop a comprehensive theory of religion. The book follows on the heels of the acclaimed Criticism of Heaven, being the second volume of a five volume series called Criticism of Heaven and Earth. |
Contents
Chapter One The Paradoxes of Lucien Goldmann | 1 |
Chapter Two The Stumbling Block of Fredric Jameson | 31 |
Chapter Three The Christian Communism of Rosa Luxemburg | 59 |
Chapter Four The Enticements of Karl Kautsky | 91 |
Chapter Five The Forgetfulness of Julia Kristeva | 121 |
Chapter Six The Fables of Alain Badiou | 155 |
Chapter Seven The Conundrums of Giorgio Agamben | 181 |
Chapter Eight The SelfExorcism of Georg Lukács | 205 |
Chapter Nine The Bible and The Beekeepers Manual | 223 |
Conclusion | 243 |
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Common terms and phrases
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