René Girard and His Critics: The Theological Compatibility and Framework of His Early Mimetic Theory

Theologians such as Sarah Coakley have recently argued that René Girard’s mimetic theory is incompatible with fundamental Catholic doctrines. Particular criticism is made of Girard’s early and foundational work on human desire and the formation of culture. In this essay, I address these major critic...

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主要作者: Hodge, Joel (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: 2021
In: Theological studies
Year: 2021, 卷: 82, 發布: 2, Pages: 259-284
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015
B 模仿自然
Further subjects:B The Fall
B Violence
B Human Nature
B René Girard
B mimetic desire
B Sarah Coakley
B Theological Anthropology
B Mimetic Theory
B Freedom
B Culture
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總結:Theologians such as Sarah Coakley have recently argued that René Girard’s mimetic theory is incompatible with fundamental Catholic doctrines. Particular criticism is made of Girard’s early and foundational work on human desire and the formation of culture. In this essay, I address these major criticisms by systematically engaging Girard’s understandings of desire and culture from the earliest stages of his work. In doing this, I demonstrate the compatibility of his work with key Catholic doctrines and the way that Catholic theology provides an appropriate theological framework for Girard’s ideas, including from the earliest stages of his work.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00405639211012024