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Tag Archives: Communism
Chesus
It does not take much detective work to understand that Marxism is, in many respects, another branch of the Judeo-Christian tree, most notably in its millenarian fantasies, but also in, one way or another, its sanctification of poverty. Many religions, … Continue reading
Ideologies of Undivided Devotion
From Yuri Slezkine’s magnificent The House of Government’, a Saga of the Russian Revolution, a book centered around the idea that Bolshevism was, at its heart, just another millenarian sect, if a peculiarly malevolent one: “Of the seventeen prisoners, thirteen, amongst … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Communism, Karl Radek, Millennial Cults
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Bolsheviks, Millenarians and the Reformation
Writing in the Hedgehog, from, it seems (but perhaps that’s just me), a hard left perspective, Eugene McCarraher takes a look at the millenarian aspects of Bolshevism, and, more specifically its connection with the Reformation: Shortly after the Bolshevik victory, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Communism, Millennial Cults, Reformation, Thomas Muntzer
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Bolsheviks and other Millenarians
If I had to choose one book to read about the Bolsheviks this year it would be The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution by Yuri Slezkine. Writing in the New York Review of Books Benjamin Nathans … Continue reading
Posted in culture, history
Tagged Bertrand Russell, Communism, Millennial Cults, Nikolai Berdyaev, Russia
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1789 and All That
It’s not hard to draw a line between messianic Judaism and (obviously) Christianity and from that on to later millenarian variants such as Marxism, but this review in the New Statesman by the British philosopher John Gray of Forgetfulness: Making … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Communism, French Revolution, Millennial Cults
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Castro: The Pope and the Dictator
To Pope Francis, Castro’s death was “sad” news, kind words indeed from someone who the former dictator would once have described as “social scum”. Meanwhile, just two or three weeks ago the pontiff was being quoted favorably on Telesur (a … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged Christianity, Communism, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Pope Francis, Religious Left
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Lenin and “the Vibrations of Christ”
Radio Free Europe: “Leninland,” which was two years in the making, focuses on the massive, tomb-like Lenin Museum at the estate outside of Moscow where the Soviet founder spent his final days and died. The museum complex was built there … Continue reading
Red Priests Then and Now
The Prague Post: Prague, Sept. 15 (ČTK) — Rostislav Kotrč, a priest of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, will run for the Communists (KSČM) in the local elections in the autumn, daily Mladá fronta Dnes (MfD) writes today. Kotrč, 40, at … Continue reading
Posted in history, Religion
Tagged Communism, Czech Republic, Religious Left, Thomas Muntzer
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Hell has its Uses
Count me skeptical that there is a hell (fingers crossed!), but there are clearly one or two priests in Montenegro who have some good ideas about who belongs there. The BBC reports: A church in Montenegro has sparked controversy by … Continue reading
No Longer?
The Wall Street Journal reports on the Pope’s visit to Cuba here. Three details. First this: One incident at the start of the papal visit left little doubt as to the state of political freedom in Cuba. Before an outdoor … Continue reading
Posted in Church & State, politics
Tagged Benedict XVI, Communism, Cuba, John Paul II, Poland, Roman Catholicism
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