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RELIGIOUSSTUDIESPHILOSOPHYRELIGIOUSSTUDIESArchivesandtheEventofGodTheImpactofMichelFoucaultonPhilosophicalTheologyDavidGalstonAninnovativeapproachtothinkingaboutreligionthroughpost-structuralistconcepts.GeneratingTracesintheHistoryoftheWorldNewTracesoftheChristianExperienceLuigiGiussaniStefanoAlbertoandJavierPradesTranslatedbyPatrickStevensonAnilluminatingworkontheChristianexperience.SPECIFICATIONSMcGill-Queenx19sStudiesintheHistoryofIdeasDecember2010978-0-7735-3776-775.00SCDN75.00SUS58.00cloth6x9200ppSPECIFICATIONSOctober2010978-0-7735-3768-222.95TCDN19.95TUS14.99paper978-0-7735-3767-575.00SCDN75.00SUS58.00cloth512x812176ppThephilosophicalworksofMichelFoucaulthaveprofoundlyinuencedmanydisci-plinesbuthisinuenceontheologyhasseldombeenconsidered.ArchivesandtheEventofGodunravelstheeffectsthatFoucaultx19sArchaeologyofKnowledgeandDisci-plineandPunishhavehadonthestudyoftheologyandreligion.Beginningwithastudyoftheconceptofarchaeologythemeaningofthestate-mentandtheunderstandingofanepistemiceventDavidGalstonprovidesanovelsynthesisofFoucaultx19sworkongenealogyandthewaysinwhichthestatementcanbeunitedwithpowerandproductivityinthearchive.ArguingthatarchaeologyandgenealogygiverisetotwonewtheologiesGalstondevelopsconceptsthatenableustocritiquetheologyreligionandGodasarchiveeventsthatcanbeaccountedforintheoperationsofpowerandresolutiontostatements.AuniqueandnewagendainthephilosophyofreligionArchivesandtheEventofGodisaninsightfulandsophisticatedstudythatoutlinesnovelwaystothinkofreli-gioninthepostmodernera.DavidGalstonistheco-founderandpast-presidentofTheSnowStarInstituteofReligionandiscurrentlyitsacademicadviserandaneditorofitsmagazineAXIAL.HehasaPhDfromMcGillUniversitywherehewasformerlyuniversitychaplain.GeneratingTracesintheHistoryoftheWorldisasynthesisofMonsignorLuigiGiussanix19sreectionontheChristianexperience.HisexplorationofChristianityasanunforeseenandunforeseeableeventinwhichthemysterybecameamanrevealshowbyacknow-ledgingthisfactanindividualissimultaneouslyabletousereasonandbemovedbyaffection.DiscussingthewaysinwhichChristcontinuestobepresentinhistorythroughthecompanionshipofthosewhomHejoinstohimselfinBaptismGiussaniilluminateshowasenseofChristx19smercycanovercomenegativityandencourageausefullife.AprofoundandmovingworkGeneratingTracesintheHistoryoftheWorldwillinterestallthosewhohavebeeninspiredbyGiussanix19sthought.MonsignorLuigiGiussani1922x132005wasthefounderoftheCatholiclaymovementCommunionandLiberationinItaly.HisworksareavailableinovertwentylanguagesandincludethetrilogyTheReligiousSenseAttheOriginoftheChristianClaimandWhytheChurchaswellasthethreevolumesofIsItPossibletoLiveThisWayStefanoAlbertoBiella1959x13isapriestbelongingtotheFraternityofSaintCharlesBorromeoRome.HeteachesIntroductiontoTheologyattheCatholicUniversityinMilan.JavierPradesMadrid1960x13isapriestfromtheDioceseofMadrid.HeistheDirectoroftheDepartmentofDogmaticTheologyatSanDamasoUniversityinMadridandistheDirectorofRevistaEspaoladeTeologa.