Oedipus in a Biopolitical world (Part 2) With the emergence of the biopolitical state, death no longer appears as the point of power’s absolute exercise, but rather as the appearance of its mysterious failure. Matthew A. Stanley • Psychoanalysis
Oedipus in a Biopolitical World (Part 1) Foucault’s critique raises the question of how a psychoanalytic theory which is based on the notion of repression can speak to a society which everywhere commands the liberation of desire. Matthew A. Stanley • Philosophy
by Richard Phené Spiers The obscenity of our knowledge The mystery cult is dead, and we have killed it. We have unleashed the deep mysteries on an unsuspecting populace, and now anyone can infect themselves with esoteric wisdom on YouTube. Matthew A. Stanley • Philosophy
Samsara Audio: A Conversation with Vivid Void The latest episode of Samsara Audio presents an interview with Gabe at Vivid Void. Matthew A. Stanley • Theology
Love gets everything it asks for Love is a declaration about its object, its beloved, and Love addresses its beloved, asking only that they cease struggling to earn. Matthew A. Stanley • Theology
St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon (130-202 AD) Monday update: new post and new podcast episode I'm particularly excited this Monday morning, because a commissioned piece I worked hard on in June just went live at FaithLife's blog over the weekend (you might know them as the company behind Logos Bible Software). What Is the Spiritual Body in 1 Corinthians 15?What Matthew A. Stanley