Although the direct linkage between the Lacanian-Marxist critical theory of Slavoj Žižek and "Death of God" thought is not immediately apparent, his explicitly Hegelian reading of Christianity, defended most conspicuously in the 2009 "The Monstrosity of Christ", strongly lends itself to this tradition. Strongly influenced by both Dietrich Bonhoeffer and G.K. Chesterton, Žižek advocates a variant of christian atheism, more or less strongly depending upon context. As early as Adam Kotsko's 2008 "Žižek and Theology" a direct linkage between Žižek and this tradition has been maintained. Initially, reviewers vigorously rejected this connection, but following the publication of "The Monstrosity of Christ" as well as subsequent co-paneled sessions, the direct relation between Žižek and Thomas Altizer has become clear.