Criticism of heaven : : on Marxism and theology / / Roland Boer.

• Superior document: Historical materialism book series, v. 18
• Author: Boer, Roland, 1961-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Historical materialism book series ; 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 472 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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 Žižek 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 (Žižek and Adorno).

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / R. Boer -- Chapter One. Bloch’s Detective Work / R. Boer -- Chapter Two. Benjamin’s Perpetuation Of Biblical Myth / R. Boer -- Chapter Three. The Ecclesiastical Eloquence Of Louis Althusser / R. Boer -- Chapter Four. The Heresies Of Henri Lefebvre / R. Boer -- Chapter Five. The Ecumenism Of Antonio Gramsci / R. Boer -- Chapter Six. The Apostasy Of Terry Eagleton / R. Boer -- Chapter Seven. The Conversion Of Slavoj Žižek / R. Boer -- Chapter Eight. Adorno’s Vacillation / R. Boer -- Conclusion / R. Boer -- References / R. Boer -- Index Of Biblical References / R. Boer -- General Index / R. Boer.