Atheism in Christianity explained

Atheism in Christianity: The Religion of the Exodus and the Kingdom
Author:	Ernst Bloch
Title Orig:	Atheismus im Christentum: Zur Religion des Exodus und des Reichs
Orig Lang Code:	de
Country:	Germany
Language:	German
Pub Date:	1968
English Pub Date:	1972
Media Type:	Print (paperback)

Atheism in Christianity: The Religion of the Exodus and the Kingdom (German: '''Atheismus im Christentum: Zur Religion des Exodus und des Reichs'''|link=no) is a 1968 book by German Marxist philosopher Ernst Bloch.^[1] The book offers a third way to the Christian/atheist either/or debate. Gareth Jenkins from Socialist Review says that Bloch "argues that there are liberatory, 'atheist' elements within Christianity with which socialists should make common cause."^[2]

Reception

Nicholas Lezard of The Guardian called the book "exhilarating to read".^[3]

See also

• Christian atheism

External links

• Illuminations: Ernst Bloch, Utopia and Ideology Critique By Douglas Kellner
• Ernst-Bloch-Zentrum
• Ernst Bloch Assoziation
• Centre for Ernst Bloch Studies, University of Sheffield

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hatherley . Owen . 2009-09-28 . Atheism in Christianity by Ernst Bloch . 2022-11-25 . newhumanist.org.uk . en-GB.
2. Gareth Jenkins, "Book Review", Socialist Review, September 2009, http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=10942
3. Web site: 2009-07-24 . Review: Atheism in Christianity by Ernest Bloch . 2022-11-25 . the Guardian . en.