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“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”

Hélder Câmara; Archbishop, Archbishop of Olinda and Recife,

Capitalism, Communism, Christianity – and Christmas

20 December 2018 / 544

Roland Boer answers questions about religion, capitalism, Christian communism – and Christmas. Culture Matters is also giving away a downloadable PDF of Professor Boer’s new ebook on Christian communism,... Continue reading

Roland Boer

Religion

Radical Sacrifice

20 August 2018 / 273

Other articles in this section of Culture Matters have dealt with the revolutionary strands and meanings, often deeply buried, in various religions. Here, Sean Ledwith reviews Terry... Continue reading

Sean Ledwith

Religion

Christopher Hill, Marxism and the Revolutionary Bible after 1968

19 June 2018 / 361

James Crossley traces the links between Christopher Hill’s Marxist analysis of the English Revolution, the importance of the Bible in promoting revolutionary thought, and the student revolts... Continue reading

James Crossley

Religion

Marxism, Buddhism and socialism

28 April 2018 / 445

Richard King teases out the links between Marxism, Buddhism and socialism. The Dalai Lama and Marxism Dhammic Socialism according to Buddhist principles holds that Nature created beings... Continue reading

Richard King

Religion

Why Christianity matters to socialism

27 March 2018 / 387

James Crossley argues for the importance of the radical Christian tradition as an important resource for the revolutionary transformation of the world. On becoming leader of the... Continue reading

James Crossley

Religion

Marxism and religion

15 March 2018 / 341

Richard Clarke outlines how religion, like any other cultural activity, is capable of both promoting political and social liberation, and being manipulated and controlled by ruling classes... Continue reading

mojohand

Religion

Towards a mindful cultural commons

27 February 2018 / 324

Peter Doran points to the way buddhist concepts are being corrupted by the commodifying pressures of capitalist culture, and outlines the ways in which true mindfulness practices... Continue reading

Peter Doran

Religion

Religion and capitalism

19 February 2018 / 346

In the second essay in the series, Roland Boer discusses the relationship between religion and capitalism. The essay is also available as an ebook, and is part... Continue reading

Roland Boer

Religion

Religion: opium of the people?

12 December 2017 / 297

In the first of a series of essays on Marxism and religion, Roland Boer discusses Marx’s description of religion as ‘the opium of the people’. It is... Continue reading

Roland Boer

Religion

When Karl Marx Practised Buddhism

10 December 2016 / 346

Adrian Chan-Wyles discusses some links between Marxism and Buddhism. ‘It is a question of spirit which creates itself out of nothing, hence it is a question of... Continue reading

Adrian Chan-Wyles

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