Professor Roland Boer continues his series with a discussion of religion and membership of communist parties. Is it possible to join a communist party as a religious... Continue reading
Dr Emma Boyland starts a new series for Culture Matters about eating and drinking, and the politics and economics involved in moulding a culture of overconsumption. It... Continue reading
Paul Foley presents a history and analysis of the cultural impact of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. As commemorations for the centenary of the 1916 Easter... Continue reading
Through exploring points of contact between Jesus of Nazareth, Karl Marx, and Lenin, Roland Boer finds new and richer layers of shared meanings betwen the Bible and communism,... Continue reading
Derek Wall introduces the life and work of Raymond Williams, and presents a review of a recent book about his politics and writings. Raymond Williams, born in... Continue reading
Roland Boer continues his series on Marxism and religion with a look at some examples of how Marx interpreted the Bible. The mention of Marx and the... Continue reading
May 5th is Ascension Day in the Christian calendar. Andrew Brown proposes a radical linterpretation of the story, first suggested by the Marxist philosopher Ernst Bloch. Introductory... Continue reading
Professor Michael Lavalette argues that the police treament of working class fans at Hillsborough, and the subsequent extensive cover ups, were typical of the way working class... Continue reading
Roland Boer continues his series of article on Marxism and religion, with an examination of the relationship of Marx and Engels to the Theological Young Hegelians: Strauss,... Continue reading
Can religion foster revolutionary movements? Roland Boer continues his series on marxism and religion, with a discussion of Engels’s growing understanding of the political ambivalence of Christianity. It... Continue reading