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

ISBN-13: 9783319917276 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 224 str.

Ole Jakob Lland

Opis

This work considers Zizek's philosophical and political readings of Paul through the lens of reception history, and argues that through this recent philosophical turn to Paul, notions of the historical and philosophical are reproduced and negotiated anew.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Ole Jakob Løland holds a doctoral degree in Theology from the University of Oslo, Norway. Løland has co-authored books and published articles on the reception history of the Bible and its wider cultural and political function in modern contexts. He serves as a minister in the Lutheran Church of Norway.

Blurb

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 the legacy of an ancient apostle in fascinating ways. This work considers Žižek's philosophical and political readings of Paul through the lens of reception history, and argues that through this recent philosophical turn to Paul, notions of the historical and philosophical are reproduced and negotiated anew.