Oedipus in a Biopolitical World (Part 3) Thus – while the glory of Oedipus the King has passed, I propose that we should hail the appearance of a new and different king – the prophet Job. Matthew Stanley • Theology
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 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 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 Stanley • Philosophy
Samsara Audio: A Conversation with Vivid Void The latest episode of Samsara Audio presents an interview with Gabe at Vivid Void. Matthew Stanley • Theology
Christ in the Desert by Ivan Kramskoi How will our tears water the earth? How shall we water the earth with our tears of joy? I ask myself this question in consternation as I wrestle with the Christian vision of the new heavens and the new earth in which suffering has no place. Matthew Stanley • Christianity
