Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition

Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Series Editor\'s Preface......Page 13
Introduction......Page 14
1 Karl Kautsky\'s Forerunners of Modern Socialism......Page 23
1	The Manifold Types of Heretical Communism......Page 25
2	Müntzer and Münster......Page 32
3	Theology and Revolution......Page 38
2 Early Christian Communism as a Political Myth......Page 41
1	Reconstruction: Kautsky......Page 42
2	Reconstruction: Rosa Luxemburg......Page 44
3	Consumption versus Production, or, Transition......Page 45
4	The Question of History......Page 48
5	Political Myth......Page 53
1	Anti- or Pro-Empire?......Page 57
2	Contradiction Analysis......Page 60
3	Imaginary Resolution......Page 63
4	Conclusion......Page 72
4 Omnia Sunt Communia: Theology and Politics in Luther Blissett\'s Q......Page 73
1	Q and the Marxist Tradition......Page 75
2	Issues......Page 79
3	Conclusion: How to Be Truly Radical......Page 85
5 John Calvin and the Problem of Ungodly Rulers......Page 88
1	Two Kingdoms or One......Page 90
2	Anarchy or Tyranny......Page 91
3	Ungodly Rulers......Page 93
4	Subject Only in the Lord......Page 100
5	Conclusion......Page 103
1	Human Nature......Page 104
2	Engels, Luther and Thomas Müntzer......Page 106
3	Marx and Luther......Page 108
3.1	Two Revolutionary Stages......Page 109
3.2	A Revolutionary Reformation?......Page 111
3.3	The New Revolution......Page 113
4	Conclusion......Page 114
7 Heilsgeschichte, History and Marxism......Page 116
1	Calculating the Day......Page 118
2	Moving Mountains: Concerning Narrative Structure......Page 122
3	Relativising Theology......Page 129
8 Revisiting the Marxist-Christian Dialogue......Page 131
1	Limitations......Page 132
2	From Then .......Page 134
3.1	Human Nature......Page 139
3.2	Alienation......Page 141
3.3	Prometheus and the Future......Page 144
4	Conclusion: Reconsidering the Background......Page 147
9 Althusser and the Possibility of Religious Revolution......Page 150
1	Trapped in the Past......Page 151
2	Sources of Hope......Page 153
3	Conclusion......Page 161
10 By Science and Prayer: The Christian Communism of Farnham Maynard......Page 162
1	Science and Prayer......Page 164
2	Modulations of an Anglo-Catholic Dialectic......Page 167
3	Conclusion: On Enthusiasm......Page 177
11 Christian Communism and the Bolsheviks......Page 179
1	Peasant Socialism......Page 180
2	Twisting over Tolstoy......Page 184
3	God-Builders......Page 189
4	Conclusion......Page 195
12 The Taiping Revolution: Christian Communism Comes to China......Page 196
1	The Dream......Page 197
2	Hong and the Bible......Page 198
3	Revolution and Community......Page 202
4	Interpreting the Taiping Revolution......Page 205
5	Mao Zedong and the Taiping Revolution......Page 209
13 Chinese Christian Communism in the Early Twentieth Century......Page 213
1	Revolutionary Times and Influences......Page 214
2.1	Method......Page 217
2.2	Reconstruction......Page 220
2.3	Identity and Difference......Page 224
3	Conclusion: Christianity and Marxism with Chinese Characteristics?......Page 225
14 Religion and Revolution in Korea......Page 228
1	Chondoism......Page 229
2	Protestant Christians......Page 235
3	The dprk Today......Page 242
4	Juche Theology?......Page 247
Conclusion......Page 250
Bibliography......Page 260
Index......Page 301