Bradley Mclean - Deleuze, Guattari and the Machine in Early Christianity

Bradley Mclean - Deleuze, Guattari and the Machine in Early Christianity

Author: Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour June 3, 2024 Duration: 1:34:55
This week Cooper and Taylor spoke to Bradley McClean about his book, Deleuze, Guattari and the Machine in Early Christianity Schizoanalysis, Affect and Multiplicity. Dr. Bradley H. McLean is the Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Knox College. He is the author of seven books including Biblical Interpretation and Philosophical Hermeneutics (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and Deleuze, Guattari and the Machine in Early Christianity: Schizoanalysis, Affect, and Multiplicity (Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2022). Bradley's Links: Book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/deleuze-guattari-and-the-machine-in-early-christianity-9781350233843/ About: https://knox.utoronto.ca/faculty-and-staff/dr-bradley-mclean/ Twitter: https://x.com/bhmclean108 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Twitter: @unconscioushh

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