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Roland Boer

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Roland Theodore Boer (born 1961[1]) is an Australian theologian and scholar of Marxism.[2] He was awarded the Deutscher Memorial Prize in 2014.

Career

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Boer obtained a bachelors degree in divinity from the University of Sydney.[3] He was a professor at University of Newcastle (Australia).[3] In 2004, he founded the peer-reviewed academic journal The Bible and Critical Theory.[4]

In 2018, he was described by Xinhua as one of the world's top experts on Marxism.[5] He teaches at the Dalian University of Technology's School of Marxism.[6]

He runs the blog Stalin's Moustache.[3]

Notable works

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Political Myth: On the Use and Abuse of Biblical Themes

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Political Myth: On the Use and Abuse of Biblical Themes was released in 2009. It examines the political narratives that emerge out of the Hebrew Bible on the political right and provides a framework to critique those narratives from the political left.[7]

The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel

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The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel, released in 2015, examines the intersection of economics and religion in ancient Israel through the lens of Marxist critical theory.[8]

The Criticism of Heaven and Earth

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The Criticism of Heaven and Earth is a series of books which explores the intersection of Marxism and religion. The fifth book in the series, In the Vale of Tears: On Marxism and Theology V, was released in 2012. In 2014 it was awarded the Deutscher Memorial Prize.[3]

Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: A Guide for Foreigners

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In Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: A Guide for Foreigners, released in 2021, Boer describes Gordon H. Chang's The Coming Collapse of China (2001) as an example of the "China doomer" approach to historical nihilism.[9] Other examples cited by Boer include anti-communist tropes and atrocity propaganda, as well as "betrayal" narratives in which Deng Xiaoping is cast as a "traitor" who supposedly undid the achievements of China's revolution and brought capitalism to China—Boer characterises these as historical nihilism.[9]

Works

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Books

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Book chapters

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  • — (2003). "Sanctuary and womb: Henri Lefebvre and the production of ancient space". In —; Conrad, Edgar W. (eds.). Redirected travel: alternative journeys and places in biblical studies. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. London; New York: T&T Clark. pp. 162–184. ISBN 978-0-8264-6766-9. OCLC 276838400.
  • — (2012). "The Anomaly of Interpretation; A Web of Fascination: Marxism and The Bible". In Conrad, Edgar W.; Carden, Michael; Kelso, Julie; — (eds.). The one who reads may run: essays in honour of Edgar W. Conrad. Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies. New York, NY: T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-60217-6. OCLC 761380392.
  • — (2020). "Lenin and Non-Antagonistic Contradictions". In Joffre-Eichhorn, Hjalmar Jorge; Anderson, Patrick (eds.). Lenin 150. Hamburg: Kick Ass books. pp. 79–88. ISBN 978-3-00-066212-6.
  • — (2020). "The State and Minority Nationalities (Ethnic Groups) in China". In Ratuva, Steven (ed.). The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 93–107. ISBN 978-981-13-2899-2.
  • — (2023). "The Philosophical Economist: The Contribution of Cheng Enfu". Innovative Marxist School in China: Comments by International Scholars on Cheng Enfu's Academic Thoughts. Berlin, Germany: Canut International Publishers. pp. 367–390. ISBN 978-605-4923-74-8.

Articles

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References

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  1. ^ "Notice de personne—Boer, Roland". Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  2. ^ "Roland Theodore Boer 薄国强". Roland Theodore Boer 薄国强. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Left of his field". newcastle.edu.au. Newcastle University. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ^ Boer, Roland (2004). "Editorial" (PDF). The Bible and Critical Theory. 1 (1). doi:10.2104/bc040001 (inactive 7 May 2024). ISSN 1832-3391.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2024 (link)
  5. ^ "Marx big again in China". theaustralian.com.au/. The Australian. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. ^ Eysel, Benjamin. "Plötzlich eine "Demokratie"?". tagesschau.de. Tagesschau. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ^ Schweitzer, Steven J. (21 December 2011). "Roland Boer, Political Myth: On The Use And Abuse Of Biblical Themes". Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures VII. Gorgias Press. pp. 727–729. doi:10.31826/9781463234904-079. ISBN 978-1-4632-3490-4.
  8. ^ Cherney, Kenneth A. "The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel by Roland Boer". Wisconsin Lutheran Review.
  9. ^ a b Boer, Roland (2021). Socialism with Chinese characteristics: a guide for foreigners. Singapore: Springer. pp. 10–12. ISBN 978-981-16-1622-8. OCLC 1249470522.