Murray Bail makes me fall in love with reading again. I picked up his newest novel, The Pages, yesterday - bought it on the basis of his name and the blurb on the back. No one writes Australia like Bail, his description of driving along Parramatta road in the first chapter alone is enough reason… Continue reading Murray Bail – The Pages
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Foucault, Christians and Sex
Wow, I love that title, ...here are a couple of hairy, straight, suggestions for ways in which Foucault’s analysis benefits Christian thinking about sexuality. First, Foucault has a lot to say about why and how our culture loves to speak about sex. On the one hand we are continually telling ourselves that sex is the… Continue reading Foucault, Christians and Sex
Foucault: Confession
I've just been listening to a podcast of Andrew Denton's Enough Rope. And at the same time flicking through Foucault's History of Sexuality. Denton made the interesting observation that we are fascinated by honesty - he's certainly right - and the ABC must be cheering all the way to the Bank. But there's more to… Continue reading Foucault: Confession
On Loving Philosophy
I've rediscovered my love for Philosophy. I've taken up reading Foucault again with the idea of writing a short review of The History of Sexuality, and rediscovered what I loved about reading his work when I studied it at Uni. Foucault has a freshness of style and a willingness to have a crack at thinking… Continue reading On Loving Philosophy
