Rene Girard and Raymund Schwager - Correspondence 1974-1991

The brilliant and ground-breaking mimetic theory of the French-American theorist Rene 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 This volume presents the important correspondence-conducted in French and as yet unpublished, let alone translated into English-between Girard and his major theological interlocutor Raymund Schwager SJ (1935-2004).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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• Authors: Scott Cowdell, Scott (Charles Sturt University Cowdell, Chris Fleming, Joel Hodge, Moosb
• Assisted by: Scott Cowdell (Editor), Scott (Charles Sturt University Cowdell (Editor), Chris Fleming (Editor), Chris (Western Sydney University Fleming (Editor), Joel Hodge (Editor), Joel (Australian Catholic University Hodge (Editor), Mathias Moosbrugger (Editor), Mathias (University of Innsbruck Moosbrugger (Editor), Chris Fleming (Translation), Chris (Western Sydney University Fleming (Translation), Sheelah Trefle Hidden (Translation), Sheelah Treflé Hidden (Translation), Sheelah Trefle (University of London Hidden (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781501341762
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-4176-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Violence, Desire, and the Sacred; Violence, Desire, and the Sacr; Violence, Desire, and the Sacred; Violence, Desire, and the Sacr
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church