Marxism and Theology in Liberal America

THIS WRITER DELINEATES THE CONFRONTATION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE WHEN CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH RADICALS ENCOUNTERED MARXISM. HE SHOWS THAT MARXISM IN AMERICA HAS BEEN ALLOYED BY COMMITMENTS TO RELIGION, RACE, ETHNICITY AND GENDER. THIS PAPER HIGHLIGHTS A SEGMENT OF AMERICA'S NONORTHODOX LEFT. THE NEXU...

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Published in:International journal of politics, culture, and society culture, and society, 1990-07, Vol.3 (4), p.463-483
Main Author: Gorman, Robert A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
CHRISTIAN BELIEFS OR CHURCHES
Christian history
Christian socialism
Christianity
Christians
Jewish Americans
Jews
JEWS, JEWISH PEOPLE
Judaism
Left Wing Politics
Liberalism
Marxian economics
Marxism
MARXISM, COMMUNISM
Neo Marxism
Radicalism
Religion Politics Relationship
Religion, Ideology, and the Problem of Social Justice
Socialism
THEOLOGY
U.S.A
United States of America
UNITED STATES PRIOR TO 1945
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Summary:THIS WRITER DELINEATES THE CONFRONTATION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE WHEN CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH RADICALS ENCOUNTERED MARXISM. HE SHOWS THAT MARXISM IN AMERICA HAS BEEN ALLOYED BY COMMITMENTS TO RELIGION, RACE, ETHNICITY AND GENDER. THIS PAPER HIGHLIGHTS A SEGMENT OF AMERICA'S NONORTHODOX LEFT. THE NEXUS OF RELIGION AND RADICALISM IN AMERICA HAS EVOLVED NATURALLY IN HISTORY THROUGH THE CRITICAL INSIGHTS EMERGING FROM BOTH THEOLOGIANS AND MARXISTS.
ISSN:0891-4486
1573-3416
DOI:10.1007/BF01384972