Michel Foucault and Theology: The Politics of Religious Experience
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0754633535 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 298 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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James Bernauer is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, Massachusetts, USA; Jeremy Carrette is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Stirling, UK
From the cover: S. McDonald From back cover of book:This book brings together a selection of essays by leading Foucault scholars on a variety of themes within the history, thought and practice of theology. Revealing the diverse ways that the work of Michel Foucault (1926-1984) has been employed to rethink theology in terms of power, discourse, sexuality, and the politics of knowledge, the authors examine power and sexuality
'This book is timely, bringing to our attention an excellent range of essays from the past decade. Anyone interested in Foucault will find it a valuable resource. It explores the way in which the matrix of knowledge and power functions in Christian attitudes towards the body, marriage, sexuality, spirituality, theological knowledge and ecclesiastical authority.' Hugh Rayment-Pickard in The Church Times 'There's plenty here to provoke, delight and entertain. Evidently Foucault is of great relevance to theology, especially when th
Foucault both engages the Christian tradition and critically challenges its disciplinary regime. Whilst Foucault's work has become a major strand of postmodern theology, the wider relevance of his work for theology still remains largely unexamined. Revealing the diverse ways that the work of Michel Foucault (1926-1984) has been employed to rethink theology in terms of power, discourse, sexuality and the politics of knowledge, the authors examine power and sexuality in the church in late antiquity, (Castelli, Clark, Schuld), raise questions about the relationship between theology and politics (Bernauer, Leezenberg, Caputo), consider new challenges to the nature of theological knowledge in terms of Foucault's critical project (Flynn, Cutrofello, Beadoin, Pinto) and rethink theology in terms of Foucault's work on the history of sexuality (Carrette, Jordan, Mahon). This book demonstrates, for the first time, the influence and growing importance of Foucault's work for contemporary theology.. Michel Foucault and Theology brings together a selection of essays by leading Foucault scholars on a variety of themes within the history, thought and practice of theology