Episodes

  • Violence & the Sacred Episode 10: Violence and Religion

    Violence & the Sacred Episode 10: Violence and Religion
    Jan 1 2022
    A 2004 presentation by René Girard to the Stanford University Catholic Community.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • An Interview with René Girard - 1997

    An Interview with René Girard - 1997
    Jun 2 2021
    This is an interview Gil Bailie made with René Girard recorded in Los Angeles in 1997.
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    57 mins
  • Violence & the Sacred Episode 8: Revenge

    Violence & the Sacred Episode 8: Revenge
    May 5 2021
    This is an address given by René Girard at the Center for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University in 1993.
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    58 mins
  • Violence & the Sacred Episode 7: Satan & the Gospels

    Violence & the Sacred Episode 7: Satan & the Gospels
    May 5 2021
    This is an address given by René Girard at the American Academy of Religion conference held in San Francisco in 1992.
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    46 mins
  • Violence & the Sacred Episode 6: Atonement

    Violence & the Sacred Episode 6: Atonement
    May 5 2021
    An address given by René Girard at the American Academy of Religion conference held in San Francisco in 1997. Professor Girard is introduced by James Williams.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Violence & the Sacred Episode 5: An Informal Talk by Rene Girard in Sonoma 1994

    Violence & the Sacred Episode 5: An Informal Talk by Rene Girard in Sonoma 1994
    May 5 2021
    This is a recording made in 1994 of Rene Girard giving a presentation to a group of lay people from Sonoma who had been participating in weekly talks by Gil Bailie. Professor Girard had been invited by Gil Bailie to … Continue reading →
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Violence & the Sacred Episode 4: Christianity and Mimetic Theory – Christian Anti-Semitism

    Violence & the Sacred Episode 4: Christianity and Mimetic Theory – Christian Anti-Semitism
    May 5 2021
    This is a presentation of René Girard given at the 1993 meeting of the Colloquium of Violence and Religion held at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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    57 mins
  • Violence & the Sacred Episode 3: Ethnocentrism

    Violence & the Sacred Episode 3: Ethnocentrism
    May 3 2021
    This is a recording of a presentation by René Girard given at the 1992 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion held at Stanford University.
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    41 mins