Spectacular Separation: The Marxist Notion of Sin and Why Every Christian Should Be a Revolutionary
Christian love is the antithesis of sin, and it can end the separation in everyday life caused by spectacular capitalism.
Marxism
Marxism and the God Question: Perspectives from the Frankfurt School
The much-neglected Frankfurt school of critical theory, which draws richly on Marxist theory, opens a path for collaborative opportunities between religious and social movements. Through an examination of the religious images present in Marx, Horkheimer, Benjamin, and Bloch, Rob Clements argues that there are dialectical possibilities that help us critique, and eventually overcome, the social inequalities evident in advanced capitalist societies.
Marxism v. Global Finance: A Review of Kenneth Surin’s Freedom Not Yet: Liberation and the Next World Order
A review of Kenneth Surin’s Marxist analysis of global finance, Freedom Not Yet: Liberation and the Next World Order.
On the “Monstrosity Of Christ”: Karl Barth in Conversation with Slavoj Žižek and John Milbank
The introduction of Karl Barth into the Zizek/Milbank debate serves as the radicalization of the christological account of the monstrosity of Christ, properly accounting for the doctrinal and anthropological implications of the person of Jesus.
The Blame Lies with the Christians: Helmut Gollwitzer’s Engagement with Marxist Criticism of Religion
Helmut Gollwitzer’s engagement with Marxist criticism of religion stimulated his thinking as he worked through how theology and its gospel proclamation should relate to philosophy, science, and politics in a manner that remains relevant in the contemporary North American context.
Always Historicize! On Fredric Jameson, the Tea Party, and Theological Pragmatics
Theodor Adorno, Alain Badiou, Jean Baudrillard, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Slavoj Žižek: What do these thinkers have in common? First, they are all Marxists.1 Second, they have all received significant attention in the theological community; each of these theorists, for example, has been the subject of a full-length volume in Continuum’s exciting Philosophy […]
Bono’s Dream of Capitalism without Capital? Don’t You Dare Steal My Enjoyment!
The current worldwide economic crisis and financial meltdown can be understood as the inherent result of globalized consumer capitalism, a “capitalism without capital,” which in the analysis of philosopher Slavoj ?i?ek, could lead to fascism.
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss: An Interview with Eugene McCarraher, Part One of Three
In part one of this three-part interview, Christian historian and cultural critic Eugene McCarraher reflects on a difficult decade and the implications of the Tiger Woods and political scandals that dominated the 2009 news cycle.