Reception of Paul the Apostle in the Works of Slavoj Žižek

Ole Jakob Løland holds a doctoral degree in Theology from the University of Oslo, Norway. Løland has co-authored books and published articles on the reception history of the Bible and its wider cultural and political function in modern contexts. He serves as a minister in the Lutheran Church of Norway.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Slavoj Žižek’s Way to Paul: The Hegelian Paulinist.- 3. Paul and Philosophy: Žižek’s Consistent Paul.- 4. Paul as Predecessor to Psychoanalysis: Žižek’s Introspective Paul.- 5. Paul against Empire: Žižek’s Political Paul.- 6. Conclusion: The Usefulness of Pauline Texts for the Philosopher and for the Theologian.