RT Article
T1 The power unto glory: a Bonaventurean critique of Foucault's critique of power
JF Scottish journal of theology
VO 72
IS 1
SP 46
OP 63
A1 Giltner, T. Alexander
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1664517774
AB This article puts Michel Foucault's conception of power into critical engagement with that of Bonaventure. For Foucault power is manifested in wills to knowledge or meaning-making in a senseless universe in order to legitimate the drama of dominations. Bonaventure, however, roots his notion of power in the essence of God, so that any act of power from God cannot be classified as domination, but rather donation - a free-willed gift. This is especially evident in Bonaventure's theology of creation and sacrament. As such, Bonaventure provides a way to deal with Foucault's critique theologically without dispensing with it altogether.
K1 Bonaventure
K1 Michel Foucault
K1 Gift
K1 Infinity
K1 Power
K1 Sacrament
DO 10.1017/S0036930618000686