May 25, 2016
笔补苍别濒颈蝉迟蝉:听Rev. James Alison听补苍诲听Duncan Morrow
惭辞诲别谤补迟辞谤:听Sheelah Trefl茅 Hidden
The thought of Ren茅 Girard (1923-2015), the late professor Emeritus at Stanford University, is recognized worldwide as a theory of desire and violence, and of how these structure human culture.聽 An outsider in every field, Ren茅 Girard has changed scholars' thinking in literature, anthropology, and religion. But you don't have to be a scholar or an insider of聽mimetic theory, as his thought is sometimes called, to understand it. Imitation is constant, scapegoating is an ever-present temptation, and violence is wrong. These simple insights have unlocked the meaning of modern novels, ancient myths, religious traditions, and the behavior of each and every one of us in our daily lives. In this panel discussion,聽Fr. Alison approaches the topic from a theological perspective and Dr. Morrow approaches it from an anthropological one.
Cosponsored by聽America听尘补驳补锄颈苍别,听Imitatio鈥櫬�(an arm of the Peter Thiel Foundation), REMUS聽(Religion-Mimesis-Society),听and聽the School of Theology and Ministry
Rev. James Alison聽is a Catholic priest, systematic theologian, and author of a number of books including聽Knowing Jesus聽(1992),听Undergoing God聽(2006), and聽Broken Hearts and New Creations: Intimations of a Great Reversal听(2010).听Duncan Morrow聽is director of community engagement and lecturer in politics at the University of Ulster.聽Sheelah Trefl茅-Hidden, moderator, is a research associate with the Heythrop Institute: Religion and Society.聽