Archives and the event of God : the impact of Michel Foucault on philosophical theology / David Galston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galston, David, 1960-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 51.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984--Influence.

Philosophical theology.

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. --Book Jacket.

Contents:

What is philosophical theology?

Archaeology, genealogy, and the archive

Statements and space in the archive

Genealogy and archive spaces

Visibles and articulables: a philosophy of the event

The panopticon: technology of accomplished archive

Statements and things: on the emergence of archives

Social teleology: archive tautologies and theological difficulties

The archive and theology

Archaeological theology

Genealogical theology

Displaying and dwelling in the archive.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-160) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-53025-2

9786613842701

0-7735-8058-1

OCLC:

806225316