Method in Mimetic Theory: René Girard and Christian Theology

This article elucidates the persistently nebulous methodological and disciplinary status of René Girard's mimetic theory, particularly vis-à-vis Christian theology. Whether “Girardian theology” strikes one as tautologous or oxymoronic, the proliferation of Girardian theological scholarship warr...

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Main Author: Scordino, Anthony J. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2024
In: Modern theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 321-346
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015 / Mimesis / Anthropology / Theology / Apologetics
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