Evolution and Conversion
Subtitle: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781350018235
Subjects: Girard, rene, 1923-2015; Violence, religious aspects; Religion and culture
Description: "Evolution and Conversion explores the main tenets of Rene 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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.