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Insights with René Girard

01 Dec 2009

Speakers: Peter M Robinson, René Girard

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First describing the triangular structure of desire – object, model, and subject – Girard tells how conflicts are resolved and why human society is not marked by total conflict all the time. He further speaks of the intersection of the universal themes of mythology and Christianity and Christianity's future. "History... is a test of mankind", says Rene Girard, and "mankind is failing that test".

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