Zizek

"With clarity and humor, and in wonderfully short compass, Marcus Pound introduces the thought of not only Slavoj iek but also his guru, Jacques Lacan. Pound finds in these masters of inversion a profound anti-theology that only needs to become more theological - more orthodox - in order to work, to rid us of complacency. This is a book for those new to iek and for those who, knowing him already, want to know him newly - as the theologian he might almost be. It's as enjoyable as reading iek himself." Gerard Loughlin - Durham University "Slavoj iek's work, always iconoclastic, has since 1997 embraced the seemingly scandalous project of a materialist theology. Marcus Pound's new book is a long-called-for response, from within the field of theology, that takes iek's theological turn seriously, testing it against its sources and situating it within wider theological debates. In doing so, Pound achieves a very searching examination of iek's oeuvre, significantly recasting the reception of iek's work. Pound's theological perspective also allows him to pose searching questions about what he provocatively calls iek's 'politics of abandonment' and about the wider situation of the post-Enlightenment Left today." Matthew Sharpe - author of Slavoj iek: A Little Piece of the Real