Author: Rene Girard

Quotes

Humanity is the child of religion.

Humanity is the child of religion.

- Rene Girard

More than ever, I am convinced that history has meaning - and that its meaning is terrifying.

More than ever, I am convinced that history has meaning - and that its meaning is terrifying.

- Rene Girard

All of my work has been an effort to show that Christianity is superior and not just another mythology.

All of my work has been an effort to show that Christianity is superior and not just another mythology.

- Rene Girard

Western civilization is, no doubt, predominantly on the side of secular relativism. That is not true in the Islamic world, where faith dominates.

Western civilization is, no doubt, predominantly on the side of secular relativism. That is not true in the Islamic world, where faith dominates.

- Rene Girard

Learning that we have a scapegoat is to lose it forever and to expose ourselves to mimetic conflicts with no possible resolution.

Learning that we have a scapegoat is to lose it forever and to expose ourselves to mimetic conflicts with no possible resolution.

- Rene Girard

When we judge, we are always in a psychic space which is circular.

When we judge, we are always in a psychic space which is circular.

- Rene Girard

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