It’s the holiday season and the Spectrum of Communism podcast welcomes Alan Woods (editor-in-chief of marxist.com) in a special live episode to discuss the origins of Christianity from a Marxist perspective. It is a fascinating story of revolution and counter-revolution in the ancient world. We’ll be streaming the episode tomorrow (December 12) at 7pm UK time via our Youtube channel.
Despite the reactionary nature of Christianity today, the early Christians were revolutionary fighters against the brutality of the Roman Empire. Crushed by the oppressive fist of the Roman army, the early Christians sought messianic leadership to bring them liberation on earth, not just in Heaven. This had a profound impact on the class struggle in the Roman Empire at the time, which contains many lessons for communists today. Also instructive is how Christianity was eventually co-opted by the ruling class against whom the early Christians were indignant.
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