The Reception of Paul the Apostle in the Works of Slavoj Žižek

• Main Author: Løland, Ole Jakob (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies
• Subjects: Continental Philosophy.; Religion and politics.; Theology.; Politics and Religion.; Christian Theology.

This is the first book devoted entirely to exploring Žižek's peculiar kind of Paulinism. It seeks to provide a full map of the Marxist philosopher's interpretations of Paul and critically engage with it. As one of several radical leftists of European critical thought, Žižek embraces th...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Slavoj Žižek's Way to Paul: The Hegelian Paulinist
• 3. Paul and Philosophy: Žižek's Consistent Paul
• 4. Paul as Predecessor to Psychoanalysis: Žižek's Introspective Paul
• 5. Paul against Empire: Žižek's Political Paul
• 6. Conclusion: The Usefulness of Pauline Texts for the Philosopher and for the Theologian.