Ideology and the Liberation of Theology': The Role of Critique in Juan Luis Segundo and Slavoj Žižek
The turn to religion within critical theory has brought the critique of ideology back into theological view. This essay examines the relation of theology to ideology in the liberation theology of Juan Luis Segundo. Segundo's key contribution is his use of the concept of ideology as an efficacio...
| Published in: | Political theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2018]
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| In: |
Political theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Žižek, Slavoj 1949-
/ Segundo, Juan Luis 1925-1996
/ Ideology
/ Criticism
/ Liberal theology
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism FD Contextual theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Liberation Theology
B Paul Ricoeur B ideology critique B Slavoj Žižek B Political Theology B Juan Luis Segundo |
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| Summary: | The turn to religion within critical theory has brought the critique of ideology back into theological view. This essay examines the relation of theology to ideology in the liberation theology of Juan Luis Segundo. Segundo's key contribution is his use of the concept of ideology as an efficacious force in theological work in service to poor communities. I argue that the critical and political force of Segundo's theology is dulled by this neutral use of ideology critique. This may be ameliorated by consulting Slavoj Žižek's negative use of Christianity as ideology critique. Without endorsing Žižek over Segundo, I propose that Žižek's critical use of political theology can help liberation theology reengage the role of negativity and critique in the immanent relation of theory and praxis. |
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| Item Description: | Das gedruckte Heft ist als Doppelheft erschienen: "Volume 19 Numbers 3-4 May-June 2018" |
| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2017.1415689 |