Richard Clarke outlines how religion, like any other cultural activity, is capable of both promoting political and social liberation, and being manipulated and controlled by ruling classes... Continue reading
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Peter Doran points to the way buddhist concepts are being corrupted by the commodifying pressures of capitalist culture, and outlines the ways in which true mindfulness practices... Continue reading
In the second essay in the series, Roland Boer discusses the relationship between religion and capitalism. The essay is also available as an ebook, and is part... Continue reading
In the first of a series of essays on Marxism and religion, Roland Boer discusses Marx’s description of religion as ‘the opium of the people’. It is... Continue reading
Adrian Chan-Wyles discusses some links between Marxism and Buddhism. ‘It is a question of spirit which creates itself out of nothing, hence it is a question of... Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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