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The Resurgence of René Girard

I believe one reason for the recent interest in Girard is that he provides a perspective that highlights the uniqueness of the Christ-event while it at the same time avoids the temptation to exclude the Other.

.. I think you’re right about Girard being a thinker before his time. It took 20 years (from 1960’s until 1980s) before neuro-science was able to lend biological support to his ideas about memesis.

The internet has helped spread Girard in a way that was not possible before. Let’s not forget that. I’d have never heard of Piper, Driscoll and all that crowd either if it weren’t for the internet.