The Reception of Paul the Apostle in the Works of Slavoj Žižek [electronic resource] /
Løland, Ole Jakob.author.
This is the first book devoted entirely to exploring Žižek's peculiar kind of Paulinism. It seeks to provide a full map of the Marxist philosopher’s interpretations of Paul and critically engage with it. As one of several radical leftists of European critical thought, Žižek embraces the legacy of an ancient apostle in fascinating ways. This work considers Žižek's philosophical and political readings of Paul through the lens of reception history, and argues that through this recent philosophical turn to Paul, notions of the historical and philosophical are reproduced and negotiated anew.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Slavoj Žižek’s Way to Paul: The Hegelian Paulinist -- 3. Paul and Philosophy: Žižek’s Consistent Paul -- 4. Paul as Predecessor to Psychoanalysis: Žižek’s Introspective Paul -- 5. Paul against Empire: Žižek’s Political Paul -- 6. Conclusion: The Usefulness of Pauline Texts for the Philosopher and for the Theologian.
This is the first book devoted entirely to exploring Žižek's peculiar kind of Paulinism. It seeks to provide a full map of the Marxist philosopher’s interpretations of Paul and critically engage with it. As one of several radical leftists of European critical thought, Žižek embraces the legacy of an ancient apostle in fascinating ways. This work considers Žižek's philosophical and political readings of Paul through the lens of reception history, and argues that through this recent philosophical turn to Paul, notions of the historical and philosophical are reproduced and negotiated anew.
Continental Philosophy.
Religion and politics.
Theology.
Continental Philosophy.
Politics and Religion.
Christian Theology.