Transforming the Sacred Into Saintliness: Reflecting on Violence and Religion with René Girard

ISBN-13: 9781108728225 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 75 str.

Wolfgang Palaver

Opis

Debates about violence and religion will gain from taking Girard's distinction between the sacred and the holy into account.

Recenzje

'[This study's] strength is found in offering normative concepts, select critical interventions, and suggestive connections for scholars working in the area of religion and violence.' Brian D. Robinette, Modern Theology

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Why violence precedes religion and not the other way around; 3. Violence and the Sacred; 4. The biblical difference; 5. From the sacred to saintliness in France; 6. Dimensions of Saintliness.