Marxism, religion and change

• Relative autonomy - independence from the economic base

  • Religion can have a dual character prompting change as well as stability
  • Marx: ,,The soul of the soulless” and ,,The heart of the heartless world”
  • Engels: Religion inhibits change by disguising inequality but it can also challenge the status quo

  Bloch: the principle of hope

  • Religion may inspire protest and revolution
  • Religion is an expression of the principle of hope which shows images of Utopia
  • Utopian images shows what needs changing