A Materialism for the Masses - Saint Paul and the Philosophy of Undying Life (Hardcover)

Nietzsche and Freud saw Christianity as metaphysical escapism, with Nietzsche calling the religion a "Platonism for the masses" and faulting Paul the apostle for negating more immanent, material modes of thought and political solidarity. Integrating this debate with the philosophies of difference espoused by Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan, and Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ward Blanton argues that genealogical interventions into the political economies of Western cultural memory do not go far enough in relation to the imagined founder of Christianity. Blanton challenges the idea of Paulinism as a pop Platonic worldview or form of social control. He unearths in Pauline legacies otherwise repressed resources for new materialist spiritualities and new forms of radical political solidarity, liberating "religion" from inherited interpretive assumptions so philosophical thought can manifest in risky, radical freedom.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	February 2014
Authors:	Ward Blanton (Lecturer)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-16690-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-231-16690-7
Barcode:	9780231166904

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