Socialist Appeal - Religion

Religion

By Paul Dixon, October 1945
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
As part of the build up to the festive season Socialist Appeal is issuing some articles by Marxists looking at the role of religion in the labour movement. This article written in 1945 analyses the relationship between the Soviet state and the Russian Orthodox Church. There was a clear dividing line between Lenin's approach to this question and the zig-zag policy later adopted by Stalin. First published in Workers International News, October 1945.

By Karl Kautsky
Monday, 17 December 2007
In the build up to Christmas, Socialist Appeal is contributing to the festive spirit by issuing some articles by Marxists on the origins and significance of Christianity, which in its early period was a revolutionary movement of the oppressed. This article deals with the person of Christ and the historical evidence for his existence, which is taken from the first chapter of the 'Foundations of Christianity' by Karl Kautsky.

By Rob Sewell
Thursday, 12 April 2007
Over the Easter period Channel 4 showed the film 'The Passion of the Christ' documenting the life of Jesus Christ. Here we re-publish the original review and critique of the film by Rob Sewell, which showed the revolutionary origins of Christianity.