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Rene Girard, Unlikely Apologist

by Grant Kaplan

  • Paperback
  • 280 pages
  • Publisher: University Of Notre Dame Press
  • 22.9 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm

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Since the late 1970s, theologians have been attempting to integrate mimetic theory into different fields of theology, yet a distrust of mimetic theory persists in some theological camps. In René Girard, Unlikely Apologist: Mimetic Theory and Fundamental Theology, Grant Kaplan brings mimetic theory into conversation with theology both to elucidate the relevance of mimetic theory for the discipline of fundamental theology and to understand the work of René Girard within a theological framework. Rather than focus on Christology or atonement theory as the locus of interaction between Girard and theology, Kaplan centers his discussion on the apologetic quality of mimetic theory and the impact of mimetic theory on fundamental theology, the subdiscipline that grew to replace apologetics. His book explores the relation between Girard and fundamental theology in several keys. In one, it understands mimetic theory as a heuristic device that allows theological narratives and positions to become more intelligible and, by so doing, makes theology more persuasive. In another key, Kaplan shows how mimetic theory, when placed in dialogue with particular theologians, can advance theological discussion in areas where mimetic theory has seldom been invoked. On this level the book performs a dialogue with theology that both revisits earlier theological efforts and also demonstrates how mimetic theory brings valuable dimensions to questions of fundamental theology.
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  • Title

    Rene Girard, Unlikely Apologist

  • Author

    Grant Kaplan

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    University Of Notre Dame Press

  • Published

    February 2022

  • Weight

    418g

  • Page Count

    280

  • Dimensions

    22.9 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780268100865

  • ISBN-10

    0268100861

  • Eden Code

    5616511