Revolutionary, yes, but not some proto-Marxist insurgent, no. As Roger’s piece demonstrates, Eagleton’s portrait of Jesus needs little direct response, considering the source. As Joseph Ratzinger wrote in his introduction to Jesus of Nazareth, contemporary re-imaginings of Jesus typically say much more about the authors of these portraits than about Jesus himself and Eagleton’s portrayal doesn’t disappoint in this respect and probably only picks up where the disciples of liberation theology left off.