Actually the moralistes were enhanced and channeled to Girard by Marcel Proust. Girard adored Proust. Proust's characters are consumed with the passions of mimetic rivalry!
I met Girard once in 1979 a
Jesus went to his home townEvery Thursday evening my father would sit in his armchair beside the fire and pick up the local weekly paper, The Journal, and spend a quiet hour reading it from cover to
#3. Fascinating, Joe. Where might I find more on 'French moralistes' and 'mimetic rivalry'?
The first full biography of Girard has recently appeared. (Evolution of Desire, Cynthia Haven) (See below.
But to some extent René Girard is an heir to the French moralistes, who are very aware of "mimetic rivalry," and who themselves are heirs of St Augustine. His entire opus, The City of God, is an atta
I like Inspector Maigret very much. It began with the novels of Georges Simenon that I read as a youth. Then I saw the films made for television, including the most recent incarnations that have broug
I hope in the ACP message that will be sent to Pope Francis, he will hear a truly prophetic voice - one that's different from the institutional business-as-usual voice that's marked by safe cliches an
#1 What about translating 'sinner' as 'forgetter of God's presence within me'?
So enmeshed is 'sin' in the issue of sexuality that if you insist flatly to someone that all of us are 'sinners' his/her
This week the gospel stories in Matthew have revealed to us the power of Jesus over all kinds of trouble. We have seen the calming of the storm on the Sea of Galilee, and then the calming of the demon
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My uncle Tommy sat at the end of the room staring quietly at the open coffin of my father. It was the morning of my father’s funeral. Tommy was dad’s oldest brother. He seemed q
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July 5 2018Actually the moralistes were enhanced and channeled to Girard by Marcel Proust. Girard adored Proust. Proust's characters are consumed with the passions of mimetic rivalry! I met Girard once in 1979 a
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July 5 2018#3. Fascinating, Joe. Where might I find more on 'French moralistes' and 'mimetic rivalry'? The first full biography of Girard has recently appeared. (Evolution of Desire, Cynthia Haven) (See below.
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05 July. Thursday, Week 13
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05 July. Thursday, Week 13
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July 3 2018Thomas the Apostle My uncle Tommy sat at the end of the room staring quietly at the open coffin of my father. It was the morning of my father’s funeral. Tommy was dad’s oldest brother. He seemed q
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