A materialism for the masses : Saint Paul and the philosophy of undying life /

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 dif...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blanton, Ward (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Series:Insurrections.
Subjects:
Paul, > the Apostle, Saint.
Paul, > the Apostle, Saint
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Theology.
Bible. > Épîtres de Paul > Théologie.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul
Christianity and politics.
Christianity and culture.
Christianisme et politique.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Paul's Letters.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Christianity and culture
Christianity and politics
Theology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Platonism for the masses: on the sacred cement shoes of Paul the Apostle
  • Contingency, or, Covenantal comedy: in praise of strange Paulinist federations
  • On being called dead: splitting the imperative of being
  • Insurrectionist risk (Paul among the Parrhesiasts)
  • Singularity, or, Spiritual exercise (Paul and the philosophical immanence of Foucault and Deleuze)
  • Seizures of chance: Paulinist agencies in neocapitalist contexts
  • Conclusion: New beginnings.

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