In this collection, leading scholars from a variety of disciplines offer insights into the provocative work of Ren Girard, and look at the question of whether religion is a cause of or a cure for social violence. The authors argue that the Bible presents a "God of Victims" who stands, along with the Hebrew prophets and Jesus, in nonviolent opposition to the systematic destruction of the innocent.
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In this collection, leading scholars from a variety of disciplines offer insights into the provocative work of Ren Girard, and look at the question of whether religion is a cause of or a cure for social violence. The authors argue that the Bible presents a "God of Victims" who stands, along with the Hebrew prophets and Jesus, in nonviolent opposition to the systematic destruction of the innocent.
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