Foucault and Religion

Foucault and Religion is the first major study of Michel Foucault in relation and response to Religion. Jeremy Carrette offers us a challenging new look at Foucault''s work and addresses a religious dimension that has previously been neglected. We see that prior to Foucault''s infamous unpublished volume in the ''History of Sexuality'', on the theme of Christianity, there is a complex religious sub-text which anticipates this final unseen work.

Jeremy Carrette argues that Foucault offers a twofold critique of Christianity by bringing the body and sexuality into religious practice and exploring a political spirituality of the self. He shows us that Foucault''s creation of a body theology through the death of God, reveals how religious beliefs reflect the sexual body, questions the notion of a mystical archaeology and exposes the political technology of confession.

Anyone interested in understanding Foucault''s thought in a new light will find this book a truly fascinating read.