René Girard and Secular Modernity: Christ, Culture, and Crisis

by Scott Cowdell

Book Overview

In Ren Girard and Secular Modernity: Christ, Culture, and Crisis, Scott Cowdell provides the first systematic interpretation of Ren Girard's controversial approach to secular modernity. Cowdell identifies the scope, development, and implications of Girard's thought, the centrality of Christ in Girard's thinking, and, in particular, Girard's distinctive take on the uniqueness and finality of Christ in terms of his impact on Western culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268023743
• ISBN13: 9780268023744
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"