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Widely regarded as one of the most profound critics of our time, Ren? Girard has pursued a powerful line of inquiry across the fields of the humanities and the social sciences. His theories, which the French press has termed l'hypoth?se girardienne, have sparked interdisciplinary,... Read Full Overview

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"[Girard's] methods of extrapolating to find cultural history behind myths, and of reading hidden verification through silence, are worthy enrichments of the critic's arsenal."--John Yoder, Religion and Literature.

"[Girard's] methods of extrapolating to find cultural history behind myths, and of reading hidden verification through silence, are worthy enrichments of the critic's arsenal."--John Yoder, Religion and Literature.