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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, desire and literature. His long argument is a historical one in which the origin of culture and religion is reunited in the contemporary world by means of a reinterpretation of Christianity and an understanding of the intrinsically violent nature of human beings. He also offers provocative re-readings of Biblical and literary texts and responds to statements by Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins. Including an introduction by the authors, this is a revealing text by one of the most original thinkers of our time.
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Evolution and Conversion, René Girard
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- Released
- 2017
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- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Evolution and Conversion
- Language
- English
- Authors
- René Girard
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 216
- ISBN10
- 1350018236
- ISBN13
- 9781350018235
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, True Stories, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Philosophy, Spirituality, Science, Sociology, Theology, Anthropology, Interviews
- First published
- 2004
- Original title
- Les origines de la culture
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- 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, desire and literature. His long argument is a historical one in which the origin of culture and religion is reunited in the contemporary world by means of a reinterpretation of Christianity and an understanding of the intrinsically violent nature of human beings. He also offers provocative re-readings of Biblical and literary texts and responds to statements by Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins. Including an introduction by the authors, this is a revealing text by one of the most original thinkers of our time.