Keywords
mimetic theory
liberation theology
sacrifice
Christianity
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Abstract
Beyond the stereotypes and simplifications of René Girard’s work, this paper defends the critical, independent and complex character of his thought. One year after his death and in the 25th anniversary of his dialogue with several liberation theologians, we come back to the proceedings of the meeting. In this volume, we can recognize the richness and nuances of Girard’s thinking, exemplified in his perspective on the Christ’s Passion, that he originally regarded as a non-sacrificial narrative, and then accepted as sacrificial, but keeping his own denunciation of the logic of sacrifice and agreeing with the theologians present at the meeting about its relation with the persistence of poverty, exclusion, and indifference.
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