The Church, Authority, and Foucault addresses the problem of the Church s enmeshment with sovereign power, which can lead to marginalization. Breaking new ground, Ogden uses Foucault s approach to power and knowledge to interpret the church leader s significance as the guardian of knowledge. This can become privileged knowledge, under the spell of sovereign power, and with the complicity of clergy and laity in search of sovereigns. Inevitably, such a culture leads to a sense of entitlement for leaders and conformity for followers. All in the name of obedience.
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The Church, Authority, and Foucault addresses the problem of the Church s enmeshment with sovereign power, which can lead to marginalizati...
