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  • Discovering Girard

    by Michael Kirwan ...
    The work of René Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created the greatest impact. Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of scapegoating are seen by many to be the key to a completely new understanding of Christianity.Girard’s name evokes curiosity and – ... Read more

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  • A Theological Aesthetics of Liberation

    God, Art, and the Social Outcasts

    by Vicente Chong ...
    Since its emergence in the sixties of the last century, liberation theology in Latin America has paid little attention to the areas of aesthetics and art. At the same time, theological aesthetics seldom has been directly and explicitly concerned about the reality of the poor and the struggle for justice. This mutual disinterest between liberation theology and theological aesthetics is regrettable, ... Read more

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  • Discovering Girard

    by Michael Kirwan ...
    “Really wonderful; an elegantly written initiation into the mimetic theory. I am lucky to have interpreters who understand what I want to say and who can write so well.”-René GirardThe work of René Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created its greatest impact. Girard's ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Mimesis and Atonement

    René Girard and the Doctrine of Salvation

    Edited by Revd Michael Kirwan, Sheelah Treflé Hidden ...
    Series series Violence, Desire, and the Sacred
    How are we to best understand the statement of faith that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose again 'for us and for salvation?' This question has animated Christian thought for two millennia: it has also bitterly divided believers, not least in Reformation and post-Reformation disputes about atonement, justification, sanctification and sacrifice. René Girard's Violence and the Sacred (1972) made ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Closing the Care Gap with Wearable Devices

    Innovating Healthcare with Wearable Patient Monitoring

    Edited by Michael Davis, Michael Kirwan, Walter Maclay, Harry Pappas ...
    Series series Intelligent Health Series
    Patient-focused healthcare, driven by COVID-19 experiences, has become a hallmark for providing healthcare services to patients across all modalities of care and in the home. The ability to capture real-time patient data, no matter the location, via remote patient monitoring, and to transmit that data to providers and organizations approved by the consumer/patient, will become a critical ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Philosophy, Theology and the Jesuit Tradition

    'The Eye of Love'

    by Dr Anna Abram, Revd Michael Kirwan, Dr Peter Gallagher ...
    What does it mean to do theology and philosophy in our contemporary academia? What is the notion of good life in the 21st century university? One distinctive tradition of philosophical and theological investigation has been working since early modernity to offer answers to these questions, the Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola.The engaging and original contributions in this ... Read more

    $153.99 USD

  • Mimetic Theory and Islam

    "The Wound Where Light Enters"

    Edited by Michael Kirwan, Ahmad Achtar ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume explores the 'Mimetic Theory' of the cultural theorist René Girard and its applicability to Islamic thought and tradition. Authors critically examine Girard's assertion about the connection between group formation, religion, and 'scapegoating' violence. These insights, Girard maintained, have their source in biblical revelation. Are there parallels in other faith traditions, especially ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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    Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural

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  • Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Simple Steps to Fast, Affordable, and Flawless Healthcare

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  • Jewish Philosophy as a Guide to Life

    Rosenzweig, Buber, Levinas, Wittgenstein

    by Hilary Putnam ...
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  • The Great Philosophers: Hegel

    by Raymond Plant ...
    Series series GREAT PHILOSOPHERS
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