Mimesis and Atonement
Hardcover/Religion 208 pages English Dec 15, 2016
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How are we to best understand the statement of faith that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose again 'for us and for salvation?' This question has animated Christian thought for two millennia: it has also bitterly divided believers, not least in Reformation and post-Reformation disputes about atonement, justification, sanctification and sacrifice. René Girard's Violence and the Sacred (1972) made startling connections between religion, violence and culture. His work has enlivened the theological and philosophical debate once again, especially the question of whether and how we are to understand Christ's death as a 'sacrifice'. Mimesis and Atonement brings together philosophers from Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox, and Jewish backgrounds to examine the continued significance of Girard's work. They do so in the light of new developments, such as the controversial 'new scholarship' on Paul.
- Author:
- Michael Kirwan|Sheelah Trefl? Hidden, Michael Kirwan
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication Date:
- Dec 15, 2016
- Number of pages:
- 208 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover/Religion
- ISBN-10:
- 1501325426
- ISBN-13:
- 9781501325427