In this provocative and necessary work, Roland Boer, a leading scholar of biblical studies and cultural theory, develops a political myth for the Left: a powerful narrative to be harnessed in support of progressive policy. Boer focuses on foundational stories in the Hexateuch, the first six books of[...]

This title offers commentary on the engagements with religion and theology by a range of Marxist philosophers and critics. The aim is to gather insights in order to develop a comprehensive theory of religion. Following on the heels of the acclaimed "Criticism of Religion," this is the third of a fiv[...]

This volume brings to a culmination the project for a renewed and enlivened debate over the interaction between Marxism and religion. It does so by offering the author's own response to that tradition. While the book is the conclusion to a five-volume series it also stands alone as a distinct interv[...]

Through a series of readings, Boer explores the earthy nature of the Bible. These readings are gathered into three parts: the Song of Songs; Masculinities; Paraphilias . The first part begins by exploring what a fully carnal allegory (the assumption that the Song is about human sex) might look like,[...]