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Criticism and Legitimacy of “Cultural Marxism”: Implications for Christian Witness in the Postmodern World

Author(s) -

Yannick Imbert

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

unio cum christo

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2473-8476

pISSN - 2380-5412

DOI - 10.35285/ucc7.1.2021.art4

Subject(s) - postmodernism , marxist philosophy , witness , criticism , sociology , epistemology , legitimacy , confusion , expression (computer science) , aesthetics , social science , philosophy , law , psychoanalysis , political science , politics , psychology , computer science , programming language

Recently, there has been a good deal of controversy regarding the use and definition of the expression “cultural Marxism.” Some consider it to be simply conspiracy theorists’ term for their fantasies; others consider it the best descriptor of the confusion of our current social discourse. This article critically evaluates the construction of “cultural Marxism,” especially its Marxist-postmodern connection. It concludes that while the expression is relatively improper, it is difficult to deny the existence of a Marxist cultural turn and its impact on the historical development of our society. KEYWORDS: Marxism, postmodernism, cultural Marxism, apologetics, Jordan Peterson, cultural turn

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