Bernard of Clairvaux and René Girard on desire and envy
The article examines the understanding of human nature by French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux and professor René Girard. Bernard has derived his theory of human nature from Scripture. He stresses that individuals yearning for completeness is the result of being made in the image and likeness of God. O...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2007
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2007, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-207 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bernard, Clairvaux, Abt, Heiliger 1090-1153
/ Desire
/ Envy
/ Overcoming of
/ Girard, René 1923-2015
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion CB Christian life; spirituality NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The article examines the understanding of human nature by French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux and professor René Girard. Bernard has derived his theory of human nature from Scripture. He stresses that individuals yearning for completeness is the result of being made in the image and likeness of God. On the other hand, Girard emphasizes that desire is mimetic, that another causes it. Bernard and Girard have expressed their views on how desire becomes misdirected which lead to envy. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | In: Cistercian studies quarterly
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