The Classical Marxist Critiques of Religion: Marx, Engels, Lenin, Kautsky
1: Marx's Critique Of Religion.- Religion and the Unity of Marx's Thought.- The Beginning and End of Critisism.- From Natural Religion to the Religion of Civil Society.- The Substance and Functions of Religion.- 2: Engels' Critique of Religion.- Engels' Role in the Critisism of Religion.- From the Inception of Religion to its Transcendence.- The Masks and Disguises of Religion.- The Unity of Engels' Critique of Religion.- 3: Lenin's Critique of Religion.- The Origins, Development, Substance, and Functions of Religion.- Religion and the Unity of Marx, Engels, and Lenin.- Shamefaced Idealism, God-Building, and the Disadvantages of Improved Religion.- 4: Kautsky's Critique of Religion.- Toward a Developed Materialist Theory of Religion.- Religion from Biblical Times to the Twentieth Century.- The Substance and Functions of Religion.- Kautsky: Stalwart Marxist or Renegade?.- Conclusion.