Papers by Sherwood Belangia
The bulletin of Christian culture studies, Kinjo Gakuin University, Mar 31, 2018
The Bulletin of Christian Culture Studies, Kinjo Gakuin University (金城学院大学キリスト教文化研究所紀要) vol. 21, 2018
This three-way dialogue follows a conference and symposium supported by the Institute for the Stu... more This three-way dialogue follows a conference and symposium supported by the Institute for the Study of Christian Culture of Kinjo Gakuin University. The dialogue explores the profound impact of Girard’s mimetic theory, especially his concepts of “sacred violence” and “scapegoating,” on both historical and emerging understandings of Christ’s atonement. The authors situate Girard’s “anthropology of the cross” in relation to their own backgrounds and ground-shifting encounters with Girard’s thought, to scripture and theology (including the traditional atonement theories), and to the world at large.
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Papers by Sherwood Belangia