{"product_id":"atheism-in-christianity-the-religion-of-the-exodus-and-the-kingdom-paperback","title":"Atheism in Christianity: The Religion of the Exodus and the Kingdom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnst Bloch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. T. Swann\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePeter Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the twenty-first century, religion has come under determined attack from secular progressives in documentaries, opinion pieces and international bestsellers. Combative atheists have denounced faiths of every stripe, resulting in a crude intellectual polarization in which religious convictions and heritage must be rejected or accepted wholesale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the long unavailable \u003ci\u003eAtheism in Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, Ernst Bloch provides a way out from this either\/or debate. He examines the origins of Christianity in an attempt to find its social roots, pursuing a detailed study of the Bible and its fascination for 'ordinary and unimportant' people. In the biblical promise of utopia and the scriptures' antagonism to authority, Bloch locates Christianity's appeal to the oppressed. Through a lyrical yet close and nuanced analysis, he explores the tensions within the Bible that promote atheism as a counter to the authoritarian metaphysical theism imposed by clerical exegesis. At the Bible's heart he finds a heretical core and the concealed message that, paradoxically, a good Christian must necessarily be a good atheist.This new edition includes an introduction by Peter Thompson, the Director of the Centre for Enrst Bloch Studies at the University of Sheffield.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnst Bloch \u003c\/b\u003e(1885-1977) is one of the most important German Marxist thinkers of the 20th century and one of the great theorists of utopia. A friend of Walter Benjamin, Bertolt Brecht and Theodor Adorno, his works include \u003ci\u003eThe Principle of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpirit of Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraces\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, for many years the Head of Plant Physiology at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and a pioneer in the conservation of threatened plant species, laid the foundations for the Millennium Seed Bank.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53460538327347,"sku":"9781844673940","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/nkvjwOE-3w9781844673940.webp?v=1782997187","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/atheism-in-christianity-the-religion-of-the-exodus-and-the-kingdom-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}