The radical social critique of Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer repeatedly employs explicitly theological and metaphysical topoi—even when criticizing religion. On one hand, the representatives of Critical Theory highlight the ideological function of religion in a society where human-made constraints appear as metaphysically given, unavoidable facts. However, on the other hand, in order to break through this illusion, they insist on maintaining the truth content of theological promises. This dialectic of critique and salvation is developed by Horkheimer and Adorno to the point of contradiction, which defines Critical Theory as negativistic. As such, it must reject any binding image of the 'Other' while demanding that one confront the unconditional possibility of the seemingly inescapable immanence of the factual. The light of Er.