Michel Foucault and Theology

'This book is timely, bringing to our attention an excellent range of essays from the past decade. Anyone interested in Foucault will find it a valuable resource. It explores the way in which the matrix of knowledge and power functions in Christian attitudes towards the body, marriage, sexuality, spirituality, theological knowledge and ecclesiastical authority.' Hugh Rayment-Pickard in The Church Times 'There's plenty here to provoke, delight and entertain. Evidently Foucault is of great relevance to theology, especially when theorizing power, truth and human identity.' Theology '... succeeds as both an introduction to and a scholarly advancement of its subject-matter. Non-specialists will appreciate the inclusion of expository essays that provide jargon-free access not only to the religious relevant facets of Foucault's work, but also to the general contours and key terminology of his overall project... As for new developments, the volume pays welcome attention throughout [...] to the religious and political significance of the tradition of Christian asceticism, an often neglected facet of the Western theological heritage to which Foucault himself paid careful attention late in his career.' Scottish Journal of Theology