In The Vale Of Tears: On Marxism And Theology, V

Historical Materialism, Volume 52

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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In the Vale of Tears brings to a culmination the project for a renewed and enlivened debate over the interaction between Marxism and religion. The book simultaneously draws upon the rich insights of a significant number of Western Marxists and strikes out on its own. Thus, it argues for the crucial role of political myth on the Left; explores the political ambivalence at the heart of Christianity; challenges the bent among many on the Left to favour the unexpected rupture of kairos as a key to revolution. The conclusion to the series 'The Criticism of Heaven and Earth'.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-07-29
Mått154 x 228 x 21 mm
Vikt554 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieHistorical Materialism
Antal sidor378
FörlagHaymarket Books
ISBN9781608463787

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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).

IntroductionOf Old Timber and LoversOn TheologyRelativising TheologyTheological SuspicionSynopsis1. AtheismBanishing the Gods?Marxism and TheologyConclusion2. MythProlegomenonPolitical MythAnticipation, or UtopiaFor Example Conclusion3. AmbivalenceScandal and FollyFolly to the RichTowards a Marxist Theory of Political AmbivalenceThe UnwittingThe WittingBy Way of Conclusion4. HistoryMethod: Search for an Anti-FulcrumPaul’s Shaky TransitionsThe Fate of Christian Communism5. KairósAt the Crossroads of TimeEschatologyÁkairosMeasure and Immeasure (Negri)By Way of Conclusion: Political Grace6. EthicsEthics, Morality and MoralisingCare of the SelfGreasing the OtherTowards Ethical InsurgencyConclusion7. IdolsThat Hideous Pagan Idol: Marx and FetishismOn Graven Images: From Liberation Theology to Theodor AdornoConclusionConclusion: On Secularism, Transcendence and DeathSecular and Anti-SecularTransgressive TranscendenceDeathReferencesIndex