Archives and the Event of God

The Impact of Michel Foucault on Philosophical Theology

David Galston author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:8th Dec '10

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An innovative approach to thinking about religion through post-structuralist concepts

The philosophical works of Michel Foucault have profoundly influenced many disciplines, but his influence on theology has seldom been considered. Archives and the Event of God unravels the effects that Foucault's Archaeology of Knowledge and Discipline and Punish have had on the study of theology and religion.The philosophical works of Michel Foucault have profoundly influenced many disciplines, but his influence on theology has seldom been considered. Archives and the Event of God unravels the effects that Foucault's Archaeology of Knowledge and Discipline and Punish have had on the study of theology and religion.

“[T]his book is timely and demonstrates in an innovative way the importance of Foucault’s approach to understanding religion within contemporary constellations of power.” Foucault Studies

ISBN: 9780773537767

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176 pages