Craig Stewart on Rene Girard’s Scientific Theory of Religion and Violence

There has been a steady drumbeat of requests to explore Girard since I started making videos. Craig did a video with Jonathan Pageau a bit ago and Jonathan recommended he talk to me. I've recently been starting to explore Girard's work and am finding it creative and helpful. Here's our first chat.

Grew up with Christian faith, rediscovered God and the Bible
Studied philosophy, Carlton University
Canadian secularity
Ubiquity of sacrifice
Mel Gibson Apocalypto https://amzn.to/2Mey6hR 
Bishop Barron on Rene Girard https://youtu.be/LSzF2OG2ejI 
Queens University

Girard is an ultimate flanking maneuver
Uniqueness of the Judeo-Christian story
Craig's Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnyF6gsRVQywd-m0ipWYuzw 
Scapegoating as the foundational practice of culture
Human societies have been dependent upon sacrifice
To give an outlet to our violence
Formation of these cult centers
2 essential functions: the prohibitions, what can be imitated and what may not be imitated
Patterns of imitation
When crisis emerges the natural go-to is what has worked in the past
That whole movement gets crystalized in myth
Those three things together form the stuff of culture
The Bible
Colloquium on religion and violence https://violenceandreligion.com/ 
Things Hidden since the foundation of the world https://amzn.to/355IiSz 
The Scapegoat https://amzn.to/2IqH0Ia 
I see Satan Falling like Lightening https://amzn.to/31MPhxI 
Rene Girard Reader https://amzn.to/3584fAv 
The Ideas of Rene Girard https://amzn.to/2OqVs6R 
Rene Girard CBC David Cailey pt 1 https://youtu.be/g8Y8dVVV4To 

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