A new version of the theatrical work “The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists” will be performed this coming 27th November. The book is considered to be a classic of working class literature. . Robert Tressell, born in the year 1870 and who died in 1911, is the pen name of Robert Croker, an […]
Tag: Marxist
Marxist theology
It is strange to observe that Slovenian Marxist philosopher Slavoj Zizek is now famous now for writing books about theology. . Steve Latham . Zizek has written in glowing terms about St. Paul, and forthrightly defended the Christian heritage against secularist attempts to minimise its influece. He is, of course, […]
Class in Britain today
According to the Great British Class Survey, our society is now divided into seven social classes, instead of the traditional three – upper, middle and working class. . Steve Latham . A research project organised by the BBC and several universities has drawn on empirical findings, using data about cultural […]
Musing over the end of the world
I Nezahualcoyotl ask:/ Do we truly live on Earth?/ Nothing is forever on Earth,here only for a short while./ Even jade will shatter, /even gold will crumble, / even the feathers of the Quetzal will tear. / Not forever on earth, /here only for a short while. (Cantares mexicanos. Miguel […]