Is religion the opium of the people?

This video examines Marx's famous quote in full, placing it in historical and biographical context to suggest that Marx's critique of religion was more nuanced than it is sometimes thought.

Resources:

The Australian scholar Roland Boer is, in my mind, the expert in all things at the intersection of Marxism and theology. Here are a few of his works I'd suggest:
"In the Vale of Tears: On Marxism and Theology, V" - https://amzn.to/3SWvetj
"Criticism of Earth: On Marxism and Theology, IV" - https://amzn.to/4cveHn6
"Red Theology: On the Christian Communist Tradition" - https://amzn.to/4dsUzTJ
Video lecture: "What has Marxism to do with Religion?" -    • What has Marxism to do with religion?  

Other theological readings of Marxism:

Jan Lochman, "Encountering Marx" - https://amzn.to/3XaS1UP
Jan Lochman, "Christ and Prometheus?" - https://amzn.to/3YSLGym
José Míguez Bonino, "Christians and Marxists: The Mutual Challenge to Revolution" - https://amzn.to/3McUc3O
Peter Hebblethwaite, "The Christian-Marxist Dialogue" - https://amzn.to/4cvAmLR
Helmut Gollwitzer, "The Christian Faith and the Marxist Criticism of Religion" - https://amzn.to/4cwa9wA

My book on the early Church, with a chapter on Marxism: "All Riches Come From Injustice" - https://amzn.to/4dMmON5

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