Abstract

Reception of the Critical Theory in Latin America: Benjamin's constellation of Marxism and Theology in Franz Hinkelammert. Franciscanum [online]. 2012, vol.54, n.158, pp.117-140. ISSN 0120-1468.

Abstract The article analyzes the relation between theology and historical materialism in Franz Hinkelammert and Walter Benjamin. From the consideration of diverse writings of both philosophers, important points of meeting appear between them, particularly concerning to the analysis of the links between Christianity and Modernity, Modernity and capitalism, Utopian tendency and Messianic redemption. Besides, the role that both authors assign to the myths of domination and emancipation is emphasized within the constitution of modern societies.

Keywords : Critical Theory; Modernity; secularization; Utopia; redemption.

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