| Criticism of Heaven: On Marxism and Theology Contributor(s): Boer (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004161112 ISBN-13: 9789004161115 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $173.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Why do some of the major Marxists of the twentieth century engage extensively with theology? What is the influence on their other work? This book explores the instersections between Marxism and theology in the work of Ernst Bloch, Walter Benjamin, Louis Althusser, Henri Lefebvre, Antonio Gramsci, Terry Eagleton, Slavoj Zižek and Theodor Adorno. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 261.21 |
| Series: Historical Materialism Books (Haymarket Books) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (2.25 lbs) 472 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Zizek 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 (Zizek and Adorno). |