Girard and theology [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Kirwan

• Autore: Kirwan Michael
• Pubblicazione: London, : T & T Clark, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Disciplina: 203.4
• Soggetto topico: Philosophical theology; Religion and culture; Sacrifice
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 Introduction: 'The man on the train'; 2 René Girard: Life and work; 3 The mimetic theory of René Girard; 4 The Innsbruck connection: Dramatic theology; 5 A theological 'anthropophany'; 6 The drama of salvation; 7 'Painting pictures on clouds': The metaphors of atonement; 8 Girard and the Bible; 9 Political theology; 10 Views from the South; 11 Girard and the religions; 12 Girard and the theologians; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The work of the French American theorist René Girard (b.1923) has been highly influential in a wide variety of intellectual disciplines. One enthusiastic reviewer in Le Monde suggested that the year 1972 (when La Violence et le Sacré was published) should be marked with an asterisk in the annals of the humanities, including literature, theology and religious studies. There is a paradox here insofar as Girard is, strictly speaking, neither a philosopher nor a theologian. He was trained as a historian, but spent most of his academic career as a teacher of French literature. It is out of his stud
• Titolo autorizzato: Girard and theology
• ISBN: 1-282-86855-1; 9786612868559; 0-567-49606-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785491803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Everyman's library. . -Theology & philosophy.