The Bible, Violence, and the Sacred: Liberation from the Myth of Sanctioned Violence by René Girard, James G. Williams

The Bible, Violence, and the Sacred: Liberation from the Myth of Sanctioned Violence

René Girard, James G. Williams

288 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction religion informative reflective medium-paced

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Girard's theories on violence, civilization, and religion have intrigued and confounded scholars in the humanities for almost two decades. In this book, Williams has provided the first comprehensive application of Girard's thought to the whole Bib...

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