Thumbnail Image
Publication

Marx and the Bible

Shields, James Mark
Author(s)
Shields, James Mark
Contributor(s)
Keywords
Marxist ethics
Bible
Philosophy
oppression
GE Subjects
Methods of ethics
Theological ethics
Philosophical ethics
Biblical Theology
Bible (texts, commentaries)
Biblical hermeneutics, Interpretation of the Bible
Biblical Theologies
Intercultural Studies
Collections
Philosophical Ethics
Show all metadata
Files
Thumbnail Image
n2008-44.pdf
Adobe PDF, 216.91 KB
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/180359
Online Access
Abstract
This paper critically examines the liberation theology of José Porfirio Miranda, as expressed in his Marx and the Bible, with a focus on the central idea (and subtitle) of this work: the “Critique of the Philosophy of Oppression.” Miranda’s critique is examined via certain key tropes such as “power,” “justice,” and “freedom,” both in the context of late twentiethcentury Latin American society, and in the state of the “post-Christian” and “post-Marxist” world more generally, vis-à-vis contemporary liberal justice theory. Close examination of the potentialities, paradoxes, and subtle evasions in Miranda’s critique leads to the conclusion that Miranda does not go far enough in his application of Christian principles to justice theory.
Note(s)
Topic
Type
Article
Date
2008
Identifier
ISBN
DOI
Copyright/License
With permission of the license/copyright holder
Embedded videos