Theology and Marxism in Eagleton and Žižek [electronic resource] : A Conspiracy of Hope /
Sigurdson, O.author.
Taking its cue from the renewed interest in theology among Marxist and politically radical philosophers or thinkers, this study inquires into the reasons for this interest in theology focusing on the British literary theorist Terry Eagleton and the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek, as two contemporary prominent Marxist thinkers.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Ideology as Idolatry or Vice Versa; 3 The Need for Faith; 4 God, Evil, and Freedom; 5 An Arrested Dialogue: Eagleton and Žižek; 6 An Anatomy of Hope; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Taking its cue from the renewed interest in theology among Marxist and politically radical philosophers or thinkers, this study inquires into the reasons for this interest in theology focusing on the British literary theorist Terry Eagleton and the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek, as two contemporary prominent Marxist thinkers.
Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
Žižek, Slavoj.
Religion-Philosophy.
Religion and sociology.
Political science.
Political theory.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Philosophy of Religion.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Political Science and International Relations, general.
Political Theory.
Social Philosophy.