Rene Girard and Raymund Schwager : Correspondence 1974-1991 Hardback
Edited by Canon Dr Scott (Charles Sturt University, AUS) Cowdell, Dr. Joel (Australian Catholic University, AUS) Hodge, Dr. Chris (Western Sydney University, AUS) Fleming, Dr. Mathias (University of Innsbruck, Austria) Moosbrugger
Part of the Violence, Desire, and the Sacred series
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The brilliant and ground-breaking mimetic theory of the French-American theorist René Girard (1923-2015)has gained wide-ranging recognition, yet its development has received less attention. This volume presents the important correspondence—conducted in French and as yet unpublished, let alone translated into English—between Girard and his major theological interlocutor Raymund Schwager SJ (1935-2004).
It presents the personal relationship between two great thinkers that led to the development of a significant break-through in the humanities.
In particular it reveals the theological development of Girard’s thought in dialogue with Schwager, who was concerned to assist Girard in areas where he had little expertise and had encountered major criticism, such as the theological application of sacrifice.
These issues in particular had placed major barriers to Girard’s acceptance in theological circles.
These letters reveal how Girard, with Schwager’s help, entered the mainstream of theological debate.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 2 b/w illustrations
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:06/10/2016
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- ISBN:9781501320477
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 2 b/w illustrations
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:06/10/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781501320477