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Violence & the Sacred Episode 10: Violence and Religion
A 2004 presentation by René Girard to the Stanford University Catholic Community.
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Violence & the Sacred Episode 9: Interview with René Girard 1997
This is an interview Gil Bailie made with René Girard recorded in Los Angeles in 1997.
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Violence & the Sacred Episode 8: Revenge
This is an address given by René Girard at the Center for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University in 1993.
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Violence & the Sacred Episode 7: Satan & the Gospels
This is an address given by René Girard at the American Academy of Religion conference held in San Francisco in 1992.
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Violence & the Sacred Episode 6: Atonement
An address given by René Girard at the American Academy of Religion conference held in San Francisco in 1997. Professor Girard is introduced by James Williams.
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Violence & the Sacred Episode 5: An Informal Talk by Rene Girard in Sonoma 1994
This is a recording made in 1994 of Rene Girard giving a presentation to a group of lay people from Sonoma who had been participating in weekly talks by Gil Bailie. Professor Girard had been invited by Gil Bailie to … Continue reading
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Violence & the Sacred Episode 4: Christianity and Mimetic Theory – Christian Anti-Semitism
This is a presentation of René Girard given at the 1993 meeting of the Colloquium of Violence and Religion held at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Violence & the Sacred Episode 3: Ethnocentrism
This is a recording of a presentation by René Girard given at the 1992 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion held at Stanford University.
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Tagged COV&R, ethnocentrism, René Girard, Stanford
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Fall Appeal 2020 – Fire Next Time Edition
Over the past three years our annual Fall Appeal for support has been prefaced here in Sonoma County by destructive wildfires. 2020, sadly, is no exception. So far, this year has also brought the dire effects of seven months of … Continue reading
Violence & the Sacred Episode 2: Introduction to Mimetic Theory
This is a recording of a presentation by René Girard at the 2002 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion held at Purdue University.
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