The Stone that the Builders Rejected: Work, Empire and the Two Faces of the Bible

Marika Rose

doi:10.1558/post.v7i3.28301

The Stone that the Builders Rejected: Work, Empire and the Two Faces of the Bible

Marika Rose

University of Winchester

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Abstract

This paper interrogates the liberationist vision of Sandford’s “Luxury Communist Jesus,” the reactionary Jesus of Myles’ “Opiate of Christ” and the imperialist chronologies of Wan's "Reflections on Empire" in relation to broader questions concerning the ambiguities of scriptural hermeneutics and the complex relationship of Christianity to capitalism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	305-310
Journal	Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts and Contemporary Worlds
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1558/post.v7i3.28301
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Christianity
capitalism
Protestant work ethic
Marxism

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