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.

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Career

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

Political Myth: On the Use and Abuse of Biblical Themes

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

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

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

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

Books

Book chapters

  • (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.

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References

  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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 Boer, Roland (2021). Socialism with Chinese characteristics: a guide for foreigners. Singapore: Springer. pp. 10–12. ISBN   978-981-16-1622-8. OCLC   1249470522.