Knowingo
The cover of René Girard and Raymund Schwager: Correspondence 1974–1991

René Girard and Raymund Schwager: Correspondence 1974–1991

René Girard, Raymund Schwager

Girard and Schwager's letters test rival accounts of scapegoating, sacrifice, freedom, and the cross. Follow their evolving arguments and friendship without a forced final answer.

Get the app Read on the web

6 parts, about 17 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
René Girard, Raymund Schwager
Parts
6 parts
Reading time
about 17 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. An unfinished archive, two starting points1 min
  2. 1974–76: Law, recognition, and the victim2 min
  3. 1976–78: Testing Scripture and the cross4 min
  4. 1979–81: Freedom, accusation, and self criticism4 min
  5. 1984–88: Criticism turns inward and a friendship deepens3 min
  6. 1991: Desire, Job, and an origin still in question3 min

Read it alongside

  • Goes deeperThe Status Game

    Schwager warns that denouncing persecutors can create new victims. Storr adds how groups under threat can reward escalating displays of commitment, turning conformity and punishment into routes to status.

More books like this