René Girard and Raymund Schwager: Correspondence 1974-1991

René Girard and Raymund Schwager: Correspondence 1974-1991
ISBN-10
1501320491
ISBN-13
9781501320491
Category
Religion
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2016-10-06
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Authors
Chris Fleming, Joel Hodge, Scott Cowdell

Description

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 This volume presents the important correspondence-conducted in French and as yet unpublished, let alone translated into English-between Girard and his major theological interlocutor Raymund Schwager SJ (1935-2004).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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