Ideology and the ‘Liberation of Theology': The Role of Critique in Juan Luis Segundo and Slavoj ŽŽižek

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...

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1. VerfasserIn: Morgan, Silas (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2018]
In: Political theology
Jahr: 2018, Band: 19, Heft: 3, Seiten: 211-226
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Žižek, Slavoj 1949- / Segundo, Juan Luis 1925-1996 / Ideologie / Kritik / Liberale Theologie
RelBib Classification:AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus
FD Kontextuelle Theologie
KAJ Kirchengeschichte 1914-; neueste Zeit
weitere Schlagwörter:B Liberation Theology
B Paul Ricoeur
B ideology critique
B Slavoj ŽŽižek
B Political Theology
B Juan Luis Segundo
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Zusammenfassung: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 ŽŽižek's negative use of Christianity as ideology critique. Without endorsing Žižek over Segundo, I propose that ŽŽižek'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.
Beschreibung:Das gedruckte Heft ist als Doppelheft erschienen: "Volume 19 Numbers 3-4 May-June 2018"
ISSN:1743-1719
Enthält:Enthalten in: Political theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2017.1415689