In the Vale of Tears - On Marxism and Theology, V

In the Vale of Tears offers the author's own detailed response to the long and rich tradition of Marxism and religion. It deals with the crucial issues of myth, political ambivalence, kairós, ethics, fetishism and death.

About the author

Roland Boer researches at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and teaches at Renmin University of China, Beijing. He has published extensively on Marxism, theology, political theory and biblical criticism. His most recent works are Lenin, Religion, and Theology (Palgrave 2013), Marxist Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (Bloomsbury, 2014) and, with Christina Petterson, Idols of Nations: Biblical Myth at the Origins of Capitalism (Westminster John Knox, 2014).

Product details

• Authors: Roland Boer
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2013
• EAN: 9789004252325
• ISBN: 978-90-04-25232-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 244 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Series: Historical Materialism Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works