似乎近年来有这样一个新现象:“西方”批评理论家们(大部分都属于马克思主义阵营)对神学发生了浓厚的兴趣。其实马克思主义者对神学的兴趣不仅由来已久,并且二者的互动丰富多样。只要回溯一下这段历史,我们就会发现所谓的新现象不过是这一复杂历史最近出现的一个小高潮而已。为了把近些年的神学讨论放回这一历史传统中去,我将对我刚完成的一项工程《天和地的批判》(The Criticism of Heaven and Earth)做一番简要概述。该工程细致入微地探讨了主要的西方马克思主义者对神学问题的浓厚兴趣,其实这个传统 It seems that in recent years there has been such a new phenomenon: “Western” criticism theorists (most of them belonging to the Marxist camp) have a great interest in theology. In fact, the Marxist interest in theology has not only been a long time, and the interaction between the two is rich and varied. If we look back at this period of history, we will find that the so-called new phenomenon is but a recent upsurge in this complex history. In order to put the theological discussions in recent years back into this historical tradition, I will give a brief overview of the project I just completed, The Criticism of Heaven and Earth. The project nuancedly explores the keen interest of major Western Marxists in theological issues, in fact this tradition