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Archives and the Event of GodThe Impact of Michel Foucault on Philosophical Theology |
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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.
Beginning with a study of the concept of archaeology, the meaning of the statement, and the understanding of an epistemic event, David Galston provides a novel synthesis of Foucault's work on genealogy and the ways in which the statement can be united with power and productivity in the archive. Arguing that archaeology and genealogy give rise to two new theologies, Galston develops concepts that enable us to critique theology, religion, and God as archive events that can be accounted for in the operations of power and resolution to statements.
A unique and new agenda in the philosophy of religion, Archives and the Event of God is an insightful and sophisticated study that outlines novel ways to think of religion in the postmodern era.
Beginning with a study of the concept of archaeology, the meaning of the statement, and the understanding of an epistemic event, David Galston provides a novel synthesis of Foucault's work on genealogy and the ways in which the statement can be united with power and productivity in the archive. Arguing that archaeology and genealogy give rise to two new theologies, Galston develops concepts that enable us to critique theology, religion, and God as archive events that can be accounted for in the operations of power and resolution to statements.
A unique and new agenda in the philosophy of religion, Archives and the Event of God is an insightful and sophisticated study that outlines novel ways to think of religion in the postmodern era.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series (number 51 in series)
176 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773537767
December 2010
Formats: Cloth, eBook
“...this 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
David Galston is the Academic Director of the Westar Institute, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Brock University, and a University Chaplain at Brock.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: What Is Philosophical Theology? 3
1 Archaeology, Genealogy, and the Archive 15
2 Statements and Space in the Archive 28
3 Genealogy and Archive Spaces 40
4 Visibles and Articulables: A Philosophy of the Event 49
5 The Panopticon: Technology of an Accomplished Archive 59
6 Statements and Things: On the Emergence of Archives 70
7 Social Teleology: Archive Tautologies and Theological Difficulties 82
8 The Archive and Theology 95
9 Archaeological Theology 112
10 Genealogical Theology 125
11 Displaying and Dwelling in the Archive 134
Bibliography 149
Index 161
Preface and Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: What Is Philosophical Theology? 3
1 Archaeology, Genealogy, and the Archive 15
2 Statements and Space in the Archive 28
3 Genealogy and Archive Spaces 40
4 Visibles and Articulables: A Philosophy of the Event 49
5 The Panopticon: Technology of an Accomplished Archive 59
6 Statements and Things: On the Emergence of Archives 70
7 Social Teleology: Archive Tautologies and Theological Difficulties 82
8 The Archive and Theology 95
9 Archaeological Theology 112
10 Genealogical Theology 125
11 Displaying and Dwelling in the Archive 134
Bibliography 149
Index 161
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