Christian Atheism: How to Be a Real Materialist

Christian Atheism: How to Be a Real Materialist - Paperback

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Christian Atheism: How to Be a Real Materialist - Paperback

Christian Atheism: How to Be a Real Materialist - Paperback

by Slavoj Zizek
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by Slavoj Zizek (Author)

If we want to be true atheists, do we have to begin with a religious edifice and undermine it from within?

Slavoj Zizek has long been a commentator on, and critic of, Christian theology. His preoccupation with Badiou's concept of 'the event' alongside the Pauline thought of the New Testament has led to a decidedly theological turn in his thinking. Drawing on traditions and subjects as broad as Buddhist thought, dialectical materialism, political subjectivity, quantum physics, AI and chatbots, this book articulates Zizek's idea of a religious life for the first time.

Christian Atheism is a unique insight into Zizek's theological project and the first book-length exploration of his religious thinking. In his own words, "to become a true dialectical materialist, one should go through the Christian experience." Crucial to his whole conception of 'experience' is not some kind of spiritual revelation but rather the logic of materialistic thought. This affirmation of Christian theology whilst simultaneously deconstructing it is a familiar Zizekian move, but one that holds deep-seated political, philosophical and, in the end, personal import for him.

Here is Zizek's most extensive treatment of theology and religion to date.

Author Biography

Slavoj Zizek is a Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and a Communist. He is International Director at the Birkbeck Institute for Humanities, University of London, UK, Visiting Professor at the New York University, USA, and Senior Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Number of Pages: 312
Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 04, 2024
ISBN9781350409316
Author Slavoj Zizek
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
GenreSelf-help & personal development and Philosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages312
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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