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, kairos, ethics,
Boer (biblical studies, McGill U.) presents a study and revaluation of Marx and Engels' engagement with theology. Theology and its contradictions crop up again and again in Marx and Engels' writing as
Through a lively and thorough critical commentary, Criticism of Theology engages with some of the most significant Marxists who are fascinated by religion: Max Horkheimer, E.P. Thompson, G.E.M. de Ste
Biblical scholar Boer (U. of Newcastle, Australia) thought he was finally done with the project once Criticism of Heaven was published in 2007, but he kept finding more writings by Marxists on religio
Marxism and religion are not rivers at opposite sides of the world, and thinkers in both have commented on the other substantially. The richness of this material notwithstanding, few commentators have
In Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition, Roland Boer presents key moments in the 2,000 year tradition of Christian communism, moving from its roots in New Testament texts to unique devel
