%0 Journal Article
%T VIOLENCE AND THE SACRED: INTERPRETATIONS OF REN¨¦ GIRARD IN CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY AND PEACE STUDIES
%A William E. Abshire
%J Annales Philosophici
%D 2010
%I 
%X Ren¨¦ Girard¡¯s theory about the structure of civilization as a whole is at the same time a theory trying to explain religion, sacred and violence. Today, one can see a constantly increasing interest from Christian philosophers towards Girard¡¯s theory, his work being invigorating in the struggle to think and live in light of society¡¯s violence. This article investigates briefly the relation between the work of Girard and the Bible as well as his influence on contemporary Christian philosophy.
%K violence
%K sacred
%K Ren¨¦ Girard
%K Christian thought
%K peace studies
%U http://socioumane.ro/blog/annalesphilosophici/files/2010/10/Abshire.pdf