Michael Hardin On Rene Girard, Mimetic Theory, Unraveling The Bible, Unconditional Peace, Prison Reform, And Today'S Political Rivalries
Author, speaker, and biblicalhistorical scholar Michael Hardin joins Michael over some virtual craft brews for a lively conversation about the late Rene Girard, a former Stanford professor who is considered “the Darwin of the social sciences.” Hardin explains Girard’s Mimetic Theory and how it is displayed in ancient literature and the Bible. Drawing on his book, Mimetic Theory and Biblical Interpretation , he explains why we see violent and restorative narratives in the Bible often side b...
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