Girard and theology / Michael Kirwan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirwan, Michael.

Series:

Everyman's library. Theology & philosophy

Philosophy and theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Girard, René, 1923-2015.

Girard, René.

Sacrifice.

Religion and culture.

Philosophical theology.

Physical Description:

vi, 165 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, [2009]

Summary:

A profound introduction to how the work of Rene Girard has had implications for new theological concepts on atonement and sacrifice.>

Contents:

1 Introduction: 'The man on the train' 1

Theology's bickering handmaids 4

Girard: Philosopher or critic? 6

Repetition and mimesis 9

2 Rene Girard: Life and work 13

Revelation and conversion: From Things Hidden to Evolution and Conversion 17

3 The mimetic theory of Rene Girard 20

Thinking on a grand scale 20

A tripartite theory 21

Mimesis and conflict 24

'The Kingdom of God has become scientific' 27

Conclusion 30

4 The Innsbruck connection: Dramatic theology 33

Raymund Schwager: 1935-2004 33

Dramatic theology 36

5 A theological 'anthropophany' 45

Naming humanity before god 45

The turn to the subject 48

Girard and anthropology 50

A mimetic anthropology 54

6 The drama of salvation 57

Christ, then salvation 59

Girard and Anselm 61

Conclusion: Beyond salvation 67

7 'Painting pictures on clouds': The metaphors of atonement 70

First model: Christ's victory over the devil 70

Second model: The justice of God 73

Third model: Sacrifice 75

The exodus from sacrifice 76

Conclusion 79

8 Girard and the Bible 81

From myth to gospel 81

The logos of the victim 84

An exegetical response 86

Figura and ambivalence 87

9 Political theology 93

The violent return of religion 93

Violence and the sacred in the modern world 94

The doctrine of the katechon 96

The 'apocalyptic feeling' 99

10 Views from the South 106

Girard and liberation theology 109

Witchcraze 110

Conclusion 115

11 Girard and the religions 120

The revelation of Holy Week 120

A stuttering conversation: Boston 2000 123

12 Girard and the theologians 132.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-159) and index.

ISBN:

9780567032263

0567032264

0567032272

9780567032270

OCLC:

231585626