René Girard and Creative Reconciliation - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0739169009 ISBN 13: 9780739169001

Verlag: Lexington Books, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

The contribution of this book to the field of reconciliation is both theoretical and practical, recognizing that good theory guides effective practice and practice is the ground for compelling theory. Using a Girardian hermeneutic as a starting point, a new conceptual Gestalt emerges in these essays, one not fully integrated in a formal way but showing a clear understanding of some of the challenges and possibilities for dealing with the deep divisions, enmity, hatred, and other effects of violence. By situating discourse about reconciliation within the context of Girardian thought, it becomes clear that-like Peter who vowed he would never deny Jesus but ended up doing it three times-any of us is susceptible to the siren call of angry resentment and retaliation. It is with a profound awareness of the power of violence that the emergence of mimetic discourse around reconciliation takes on particular urgency.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Vern Neufeld Redekop is professor emeritus of conflict studies at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada. His book From Violence to Blessing has been translated into French and Arabic and has been widely used internationally to promote reconciliation.

Thomas Ryba is Notre Dame Theologian-in-Residence at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center as well as lecturer in philosophy and religious studies and adjunct professor of Jewish studies at Purdue University. He is the co-editor of For René Girard: Essays in Friendship and in Truth (2008) and was North American editor of Religion (2004-2007).

Pete Smith is associate professor of communication and media studies in the Department of Communication at Mississippi State University.

Joel Hodge is Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Australian Catholic University, Australia. He is the author of Resisting Violence and Victimisation: Christian Faith and Solidarity in East Timor (2012) and co-editor of the series, Violence, Desire, and the Sacred.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0739169009
• ISBN 13: 9780739169001
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 424
• Herausgeber: Redekop Vern Neufeld, Ryba Thomas
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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