Christian Atheism: Why Only Atheists Really Believe

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5 ай бұрын

Christian atheism is a belief system in which an individual identifies as Christian but does not believe in the existence of God. This term is often used to describe those who are questioning or struggling with their faith, or those who have certain aspects of Christian belief but do not fully accept all the tenets of Christianity. It is important to note that Christian atheism is different from agnosticism, which is the state of being unsure about the existence of God. It is also different from atheism, which is a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
Slavoj Žižek is a Philosopher and Psychoanalytic social theorist. He is Senior Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana; Professor at the School of Law and Director of the Institute for the Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London; Distinguished Scholar at the Kyung Hee University, Seoul; and Visiting Professor at the German Department, New York University. His field of work comprises Lacanian psychoanalytic theory, dialectical-materialist metaphysical interpretations of German Idealism and Marxian critique of ideology. His more than sixty books in English have been widely translated. His latest publications include 'Sex and the Failed Absolute', 'Like A Thief In Broad Daylight', 'Reading Marx', 'Incontinence of the Void', 'The Day After the Revolution', 'Heaven in Disorder', 'Reading Hegel', 'Surplus-Enjoyment', 'Žižek Responds!', 'Freedom: Disease Without Cure' and 'Christian Atheism'.

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@urjeshutthasani3714 5 ай бұрын

This the name of the upcoming book of Zizek ,right ? Is the speech recent though ?

@SimonGros 5 ай бұрын

The paper presentation is very old, the subject is the same

@birdwatching_u_back 5 ай бұрын

@@SimonGros It would be helpful to put dates/locations in the description. I think situating people’s ideas in the historical development of their works is important-like here, it’s useful to know that this lecture is from a long time ago as opposed to, say, last week. The general topic is the same but the way he frames ideas can shift (and often does) based on the nuances of the political climate, how he stands in the public eye, whether his contemporaries have released other important philosophical works recently, etc. I think this meta-information is really essential to dialectical philosophy itself, even if it seems irrelevant because “it’s just the same topic anyway.” Generally sure, but there are still some non-trivial differences between stuff released now and fifteen years ago, and giving listeners like us at least some sense of these coordinates is indispensable.

@SimonGros 5 ай бұрын

Yes

@sittertal 4 ай бұрын

Zizek mentions a book of Sam Harris which was published a year before the speech. It’s The End of Believe and its first issue was 2004. Consequently the Talk was probably held towards the end of 2005.

@chaosmos24 Ай бұрын

The idea that the message of Christianity is that reality is meaningless is so absurd that inly a continental 'philosopher' could tey and argue on behalf of it.