Although I ran into this tome at the tail end of my journey through Rene Girard, it should easily be the only one that one needs to read in order to gain a proper understanding of this specific man's thought.

A heavily academic explanation of Girard's theories that are better found elsewhere is the quickest way to put it. There's little wrong with the book, but to be quite honest it seems to be retreading the

Presented as a collection of Girard's essays, this is a comprehensive if somewhat basic work explaining the thinking of Girard. Particularly interesting are the pieces on Freudism, Nietzsche's representation

Probably the weakest in the Girard saga, this is an exhortation of all the things about Girard that are not good, from a theologian apologists' point of view. Entirely too dry unless cheerleading its own

In his conversations with dear Benoit, Rene discusses primarily the role that Clausewitz played in western thought, elevating him almost to the level of Nietzsche in his contribution. Expansion upon this

With the first half of the book being a treatise by Gerard on various anthropological themes found in multiple societies the world over and their deeper meaning, and the second half being a whirlwind of

I believe I first heard of Rene Girard during Peter Thiel's appearance on the portal with Eric Weinstein. Before that I had no idea that the man existed. As he was explaining that mimetic theory was one

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