Title: Evolution and conversion
First published: 2007
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.
Subjects: Religion and culture, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Violence, Violence, Girard, rene, 1923-2015, Violence, religious aspects, Conversations, Intellectuals, Philosophy, Vie intellectuals, Anthropology, Interviews, Philosophers, Intellectual life
Places: France
People: René Girard (1923-)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: BL65.C8 G57 2007