Foucault and Theology

by Jonathan Tran

Book Overview

Near the end of his life, Michel Foucault turned his attention to the early church Fathers. He did so not for anything like a return to God but rather because he found in those sources alternatives for re-imaging the self. And though Foucault never seriously entertained Christianity beyond theorizing its aesthetic style one might argue that Christian practices like confession or Eucharist share family resemblances to Foucaultian sensibilities. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567033430
• ISBN13: 9780567033437
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"