A
event
held at PRSC
on Tuesday 10th October. The event starts at 18:30.
(Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a suggested minimum donation of £3.00 in order to help cover venue costs. There are some limited free tickets as well for comrades who will struggle to contribute this.)
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In this second session we will look at Marx's own view on religion. Is religion always an 'opiate of the masses', a blinding ideology that stops revolutionary potential? Or is religion necessary in a painful world?
In the session, we'll be going through Marx's famous "Opiate of the Masses" writing about religion: document/d/1wTJEki0cPFmCMozqSdwd4WKNv7LeCdqHbU6govw355E/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" >https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wTJEki0cPFmCMozqSdwd4WKNv7LeCdqHbU6govw355E/edit?usp=sharing
Following on from the successful/insightful/interesting panel session at this year’s Bristol Transformed, BT is starting a reading and discussion group along similar themes. Each month we will pursue a different set theme with the discussion based loosely around a choice of reading – Introductory, further and podcast options will be available to suit your expertise, interests and time constraints.
Over the course of the year we intend to cover the Marxist approach to religion, the history of how religious and leftwing political movements have influenced each other and start to consider what the modern left could learn from religious practices.
We welcome participation from all people: those of all faiths, all political beliefs and none are invited to join the discussion.
The sessions will mostly be run in a P4C (Philosophy for Communities) format which means that they are interactive and participatory with the content and direction of the session decided democratically.
Don’t worry if you’re worrying about managing to complete the reading. Do your best. Turning up and taking part is more important.
The sessions will take place at 6:30pm on the following Tuesdays: Sept 19th, Oct 10th, Nov 7th, Dec 5th.