Christianity and Marxism: A historical perspective on the role of ideology in the thought of Hanfried Mueller

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dc.contributor.advisorStroup, John M.en_US
dc.creatorCurrie, James Stuarten_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:27:39Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:27:39Zen_US
dc.date.issued1997en_US
dc.description.abstractThis work examines, critically, an East German theologian, Hanfried Muller, professor of theology at the Humboldt University in East Berlin and a committed Marxist. Specifically, the role of political ideology in Muller's theology, in general, and his views of the church, in particular, are explored. While the influence of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Karl Barth on Muller are of major importance to Muller, it is argued here that his use and interpretation of them is shown to rest, in large part, on his ideological convictions. It is argued that Muller's Marxist perspective reflects a new direction in the Christian socialist tradition that began in the nineteenth century. Finally, this dissertation maintains that Muller's ideology replaces the traditional notion of ecclesiology, not only in Bonhoeffer and Barth, but for most of his contemporary theologians.en_US
dc.format.extent231 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS RELI. 1997 CURRIEen_US
dc.identifier.citationCurrie, James Stuart. "Christianity and Marxism: A historical perspective on the role of ideology in the thought of Hanfried Mueller." (1997) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19145">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19145</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/19145en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectReligionen_US
dc.subjectTheologyen_US
dc.titleChristianity and Marxism: A historical perspective on the role of ideology in the thought of Hanfried Muelleren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentReligious Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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