@article{ART002130806},
author={hajun Lee},
title={Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2016},
number={22},
pages={60-81},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003}
TY - JOUR
AU - hajun Lee
TI - Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2016
VL - null
IS - 22
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 60
EP - 81
SN - 1975-1621
AB - This paper argues that Adorno’s account of religion fundamentally aims to go toward social criticism on the basis of some theoretical works that critically examine some religious implications in his philosophy. Adorno explores how christianity has controlled society and has given some legitimacy of the powers and collusion with the powers, then he criticizes metaphysics of death, institutionalization of religion, the role of the clergy, sexual rule, christian roots of anti-Semitism. Here he doubts the potentiality of religious emancipation and suggests the true religious role and ideas. When we consider Adorno’s religious ideas of political theology, particularly if its social practice and internal logic of religion works properly, there should be an ambivalent evaluation on it. Adorno’s religious thought seems to involve failures to notice the combination of positivity and negativity and the lack of empirical argument. These make Adorno’s account of religion problematic. Nevertheless, I would like to argue that his criticism of religion as social criticism is still useful for criticizing and searching for alternatives to the unfinished secularization in Korea. His critical reflection of the relation between Judaism and Christianity shows us a theoretical basis that would deal with religious fundamentalism and religious conflict in postmodern religious pluralism.
KW - Religious Role;Religious Pluralism;Unfinished Secularization;Social Criticism;Judaism and Christianity
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003
ER -
hajun Lee. (2016). Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 22, 60-81.
hajun Lee. 2016, "Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.22, pp.60-81. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003
hajun Lee "Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 22 pp.60-81 (2016) : 60.
hajun Lee. Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism. 2016; 22 : 60-81. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003
hajun Lee. "Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.22(2016) : 60-81.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003
hajun Lee. Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 22, 60-81. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003
hajun Lee. Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2016; 22 60-81. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003
hajun Lee. Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism. 2016; 22 : 60-81. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003
hajun Lee. "Adorno’s Criticism of Religion as Social Criticism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.22(2016) : 60-81.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2016..22.003
