Girard and theology / Michael Kirwan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirwan, Michael.

Series:

Everyman's library. Theology & philosophy.

Philosophy and theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical theology.

Religion and culture.

Sacrifice.

Girard, Rene, 1923-.

Girard, Rene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : T & T Clark, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The work of the French American theorist René Girard (b.1923) has been highly influential in a wide variety of intellectual disciplines. One enthusiastic reviewer in Le Monde suggested that the year 1972 (when La Violence et le Sacré was published) should be marked with an asterisk in the annals of the humanities, including literature, theology and religious studies. There is a paradox here insofar as Girard is, strictly speaking, neither a philosopher nor a theologian. He was trained as a historian, but spent most of his academic career as a teacher of French literature. It is out of his stud

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction: 'The man on the train'; 2 René Girard: Life and work; 3 The mimetic theory of René Girard; 4 The Innsbruck connection: Dramatic theology; 5 A theological 'anthropophany'; 6 The drama of salvation; 7 'Painting pictures on clouds': The metaphors of atonement; 8 Girard and the Bible; 9 Political theology; 10 Views from the South; 11 Girard and the religions; 12 Girard and the theologians; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612868559

9781282868557

1282868551

9780567496065

0567496066

OCLC:

682540819