Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture (Bloomsbury Revelations) by René Girard Requirements: .ePUB reader, 293 KBOverview: Evolution and Conversion explores the main tenets of René Girard’s thought in a series of dialogues. Here, Girard reflects on the evolution of his thought and offers striking new insights on topics such as violence, religion, […]
I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by Rene GirardRequirements: .PDF reader, 6.46 MB | Scanned PDFOverview: Rene Girard holds up the gospels as mirrors that reveal our broken humanity, and shows that they also reflect a new reality that can make us whole. Like Simone Weil, Girard looks at the Bible as a map of […]
Reading the Bible with Rene Girard: Conversations with Steven E. Berry by Michael HardinRequirements: .ePUB, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 518 KBOverview: When René Girard introduced the Bible back into conversation with anthropology in 1978, it was all a bit scandalous. Here, for the first time, Girard weaves his life story and that of the mimetic theory with […]
Resurrection from the Underground: Feodor Dostoevsky by René GirardRequirements: .PDF reader, 907 kbOverview: In a fascinating analysis of critical themes in Feodor Dostoevsky’s work, René Girard explores the implications of the Russian author’s “underground,” a site of isolation, alienation, and resentment. Brilliantly translated, this book is a testament to Girard’s remarkable engagement with Dostoevsky’s work, […]
Violence and the Sacred by René GirardRequirements: .PDF reader, 21 MbOverview: Violence and the Sacred is Rene Girard’s landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature and myth. Girard’s forceful and thought-provoking analyses of Biblical narrative, Greek tragedy and the lynchings and pogroms propagated by […]