CHRISTIANITY AND MARXISM: THE CHURCH’S VIEW

Abstract

One of the ideological confusion of our time is the claim that Christianity and Marxism should have come to be regarded as mutually compatible, not only by some members of left-wing organizations and movements, but also within certain sectors of the Church itself. Indeed, some enthusiasts go so far as to say that Christianity and Marxism complement each other, and at the extreme end of the scale, there are a number of pundits who posited that they are fundamentally identical. This study examines the variance between Christianity and Marxism. While Christianity is described by Marxism as the ultimate religion capitalism, and viewed as a religion used by dominant class to perpetuate and justify their dominance along with the secular ideologies such as the right to private property, Marxism is described by Christianity has been intrinsically atheistic through force of circumstances, and viewed as being inconsistent. The study, therefore, attempts to evaluate the debate between Christianity and Marxism concerning man, it is to point out some of the problems which Christian faith believes that the doctrine of Marx and his followers cannot resolve. The paper also examines the massive differences between Christianity as a religion and Marxism as a law dealing with human society. The study employed a multi-disciplinary approach and concluded that Christians should sow the seed of faith, hope and love of God, for all else that is lacking in the world today, especially justice. With this, the peace we seek in our world today will come to pass.