Is Religion the Opium of the People? | Karl Marx's theory of religion | Marx on religion

Is religion the opium of the people? And what does it mean, after all? This review delves into Karl Marx's perspectives on religion. It also highlights the strengths and weaknesses of his political and economic theories and examines how Soviet ideologists attempted to implement them in the USSR. Marx on religion Please, support Religiolog through a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/relig... Or become my Patron:   / 4religiolog   Check out my other videos: Freud on Religion:    • Sigmund Freud on Religion | The Future of ...   Durkheim on Religion:    • Emile Durkheim on Religion. Elementary For...   What is secularism? -    • What is Secularism? 3 types of secularism:...   #Theories_of_religion #Marx #Karl_Marx #theory_religion #atheism #atheist #religious_studies #religious #religiolog Bibliography and Recommended readings: The review, in many ways, is based on Daniel Pals' “Nine Theories of Religion” Daniel L. Pals. 2015. Nine Theories of Religion. Oxford University Press. Smolkin, Victoria. 2018. A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism. Princeton University Press. Friedrich Engels, “Speech at the Graveside of Karl Marx,” in Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: Selected Works, tr. and ed. Marx-Engels-Lenin Institute, 2 vols. (Moscow 1951) Marx, “Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right,” in Niebuhr, Marx and Engels on Religion. Bohm-Bawerk, Eugen. Karl Marx and the Close of His System, ed. Paul M. Sweezy. London, England: Merlin Press, 1974 [1896]. Carver, Terrell, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Marx. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1991 Blankholm, Joseph. 2020. Remembering Marx’s Secularism. Journal of the American Academy of Religion 88:1 (March 2020): 35–57 Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 4:45 – Who is Marx and what was his vision? 9:22 – Marx’s view of religion 19:45 – Analysis of Marx's attitude towards religion 23:55 - Application of Marx’s ideas in practice in the USSR 26:32 – Criticism of Marx’s approach 37:18 – Conclusion