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.
| ISBN: | 9781350018235 |
| Publication date: | 23rd February 2017 |
| Author: | René Girard |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Bloomsbury Revelations |
| Genres: |
Western philosophy from c 1800 Christianity Philosophical traditions and schools of thought The arts: general topics |
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.
Evolution and Conversion features in the following genres: Western philosophy from c 1800, Christianity, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, The arts: general topics
Evolution and Conversion is available in Paperback
Evolution and Conversion was written by René Girard and published by Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Evolution and Conversion has 288 pages
Yes it is part of Bloomsbury Revelations series
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