J. Joyce Schuld received her Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University and is currently a Visiting Fellow at Cornell University where she is working on two books: Missions of Power: A Cultural Analysis of Indian-Christian Relations in the American Southwest, for the University of Notre Dame Press, and Michel Foucault: An Introduction for Theologians, for Cambridge University Press.

"Foucault and Augustine is an important book, an original contribution at once to the literature on Augustine and on Foucault, and to current debates about postmodern Christian thought." —American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly"When Schuld brings Augustine into Foucault's postmodernism, her aim is less to theologize Foucault than to deliver Augustine from his modern animus. If Augustine can survive (with Foucault's help) his modern reading, then that is good news for much of Christian theology. ...a good resource for theologically invested students of postmodernism...." —The Journal of Religion"With this thought-provoking and impressive study, J. Joyce Schuld makes an innovative contribution to the growing body of literature exploring the significance of the thought of Michel Foucault for Christian theology and the broader study of religion. …this study is highly recommended for its creative and insightful elaboration of a new and unexpected space of dialogue and for its challenge to the preconceptions and categorizations that can all too readily circumscribe ethical and religious thinking." —Foucault Studies"This is a daring and illuminating book … clear and deeply intelligent from beginning to end. S. not only offers reasons for theologians to take Foucault seriously, she also liberates Augustine from readings driven by modern presuppositions rather than by the logic of his own writing. ... to put Foucault and Augustine into dialogue is a great intellectual achievement that testifies to the suppleness of their writings." —Theological Studies"… Schuld brings together these two creative minds and allows them to illuminate from a number of different angles our contemporary situation. Anyone struggling with the challenges of post-modernism will find this a fertile resource." —Contact 145"Foucault and Augustine: Reconsidering Power and Love is a fine book. If offers insights—from Augustine and Foucault, but also from Schuld—of the first importance, not only for scholarship but also for life. It is clearly and beautifully written, and its convincing demonstration that sympathetic and critical readings can be accomplished simultaneously represents the very best of religious studies scholarship." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion"I hope Schuld's book is widely read by those interested in Augustine and Foucault, and by many others." —Theology Today"The underlying assumption of J. Joyce Schuld's contrapuntal blending of Augustine and Foucault is that modernity has been a bad thing for theology. Too much of theology has been 'lost, subjugated, or colonized to serve nontheological aims in modern culture.' . . . a good resource for theologically invested students of postmodernism." —The Journal of Religion

J. Joyce Schuld received her Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University and is currently a Visiting Fellow at Cornell University where she is working on two books: Missions of Power: A Cultural Analysis of Indian-Christian Relations in the American Southwest, for the University of Notre Dame Press, and Michel Foucault: An Introduction for Theologians, for Cambridge University Press.

"Foucault and Augustine is an important book, an original contribution at once to the literature on Augustine and on Foucault, and to current debates about postmodern Christian thought." —American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly"When Schuld brings Augustine into Foucault's postmodernism, her aim is less to theologize Foucault than to deliver Augustine from his modern animus. If Augustine can survive (with Foucault's help) his modern reading, then that is good news for much of Christian theology. ...a good resource for theologically invested students of postmodernism...." —The Journal of Religion"With this thought-provoking and impressive study, J. Joyce Schuld makes an innovative contribution to the growing body of literature exploring the significance of the thought of Michel Foucault for Christian theology and the broader study of religion. …this study is highly recommended for its creative and insightful elaboration of a new and unexpected space of dialogue and for its challenge to the preconceptions and categorizations that can all too readily circumscribe ethical and religious thinking." —Foucault Studies"This is a daring and illuminating book … clear and deeply intelligent from beginning to end. S. not only offers reasons for theologians to take Foucault seriously, she also liberates Augustine from readings driven by modern presuppositions rather than by the logic of his own writing. ... to put Foucault and Augustine into dialogue is a great intellectual achievement that testifies to the suppleness of their writings." —Theological Studies"… Schuld brings together these two creative minds and allows them to illuminate from a number of different angles our contemporary situation. Anyone struggling with the challenges of post-modernism will find this a fertile resource." —Contact 145"Foucault and Augustine: Reconsidering Power and Love is a fine book. If offers insights—from Augustine and Foucault, but also from Schuld—of the first importance, not only for scholarship but also for life. It is clearly and beautifully written, and its convincing demonstration that sympathetic and critical readings can be accomplished simultaneously represents the very best of religious studies scholarship." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion"I hope Schuld's book is widely read by those interested in Augustine and Foucault, and by many others." —Theology Today"The underlying assumption of J. Joyce Schuld's contrapuntal blending of Augustine and Foucault is that modernity has been a bad thing for theology. Too much of theology has been 'lost, subjugated, or colonized to serve nontheological aims in modern culture.' . . . a good resource for theologically invested students of postmodernism." —The Journal of Religion

J. Joyce Schuld received her Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University and is currently a Visiting Fellow at Cornell University where she is working on two books: Missions of Power: A Cultural Analysis of Indian-Christian Relations in the American Southwest, for the University of Notre Dame Press, and Michel Foucault: An Introduction for Theologians, for Cambridge University Press.

"Foucault and Augustine is an important book, an original contribution at once to the literature on Augustine and on Foucault, and to current debates about postmodern Christian thought." —American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly"When Schuld brings Augustine into Foucault's postmodernism, her aim is less to theologize Foucault than to deliver Augustine from his modern animus. If Augustine can survive (with Foucault's help) his modern reading, then that is good news for much of Christian theology. ...a good resource for theologically invested students of postmodernism...." —The Journal of Religion"With this thought-provoking and impressive study, J. Joyce Schuld makes an innovative contribution to the growing body of literature exploring the significance of the thought of Michel Foucault for Christian theology and the broader study of religion. …this study is highly recommended for its creative and insightful elaboration of a new and unexpected space of dialogue and for its challenge to the preconceptions and categorizations that can all too readily circumscribe ethical and religious thinking." —Foucault Studies"This is a daring and illuminating book … clear and deeply intelligent from beginning to end. S. not only offers reasons for theologians to take Foucault seriously, she also liberates Augustine from readings driven by modern presuppositions rather than by the logic of his own writing. ... to put Foucault and Augustine into dialogue is a great intellectual achievement that testifies to the suppleness of their writings." —Theological Studies"… Schuld brings together these two creative minds and allows them to illuminate from a number of different angles our contemporary situation. Anyone struggling with the challenges of post-modernism will find this a fertile resource." —Contact 145"Foucault and Augustine: Reconsidering Power and Love is a fine book. If offers insights—from Augustine and Foucault, but also from Schuld—of the first importance, not only for scholarship but also for life. It is clearly and beautifully written, and its convincing demonstration that sympathetic and critical readings can be accomplished simultaneously represents the very best of religious studies scholarship." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion"I hope Schuld's book is widely read by those interested in Augustine and Foucault, and by many others." —Theology Today"The underlying assumption of J. Joyce Schuld's contrapuntal blending of Augustine and Foucault is that modernity has been a bad thing for theology. Too much of theology has been 'lost, subjugated, or colonized to serve nontheological aims in modern culture.' . . . a good resource for theologically invested students of postmodernism." —The Journal of Religion