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

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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Ole Jakob Løland)....Pages 1-16 Slavoj Žižek’s Way to Paul: The Hegelian Paulinist (Ole Jakob Løland)....Pages 17-61 Paul and Philosophy: Žižek’s Consistent Paul (Ole Jakob Løland)....Pages 63-111 Paul as Predecessor to Psychoanalysis: Žižek’s Introspective Paul (Ole Jakob Løland)....Pages 113-148 Paul against Empire: Žižek’s Political Paul (Ole Jakob Løland)....Pages 149-196 Conclusion: The Usefulness of Pauline Texts for the Philosopher—And for the Theologian (Ole Jakob Løland)....Pages 197-207 Back Matter ....Pages 209-224