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Violence and the Sacred
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Pages: 361
Authors: René Girard
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-04-13 - Publisher: A&C Black

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René Girard (1923-) was Professor of French Language, Literature and Civilization at Stanford Unviersity from 1981 until his retirement in 1995. Violence and t
The Bible, Violence, and the Sacred
Language: en
Pages: 311
Authors: James G. Williams
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-10-01 - Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

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This book represents the first comprehensive application to the whole Bible of RenŽ Girard's theories on violence, civilization, and religion.
Sacred Witness
Language: en
Pages: 223
Authors: Susanne Scholz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-24 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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In Sacred Witness, Susanne Scholz discusses the wide range of rape texts in biblical literaturesome that long have troubled readers, others that should have but
Fighting Words
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: John Renard
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-31 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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One of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of viole
Sacred Scripture, Sacred War
Language: en
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Authors: James P. Byrd
Categories: History
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The American colonists who took up arms against the British fought in defense of the ''sacred cause of liberty.'' But it was not merely their cause but warfare