Books by Matthew W. Maguire

Carnal Spirit expertly delineates the historical origins of Charles Peguy's thinking, its unique trajectory, and its unusual position in his own time, and shows the ways in which Peguy anticipated the divisions that continue to trouble our contemporary moment.

Maguire uncovers a history of French thought that casts the imagination as a dominant faculty in our experience of the world. Original and thought-provoking, this book will interest a range of readers across intellectual history, political theory, literary and cultural studies, and the history of religious thought.