Trygve Wyller (Ed.)
Heterotopic Citizen
New Research on Religious Work for the Disadvantaged
1. Edition 2009
235 pages
ISBN 978-3-525-60438-0
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Research in Contemporary Religion (RCR) -
Book
This book analyses religious work for the marginalized from the perspective of citizenship and otherness. The articles try to answer the question if religion makes a contribution to a growing recognition of human rights in society or if current philantropical and religious work for the marginalized re-introduce disciplinary practices which threaten the more substantial and universal citizenship. The theoretical starting point are Michel Foucault’s studies about heterotopic places.
