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Violence, Religion, and the Death of René Girard

By Philip L. Tite On November 4, 2015 the renowned literary theorist, René Girard (Stanford University) passed away at the age of 91. In an online announcement on the Stanford News, Cynthia Haven offers a comprehensive and glowing overview of … Continue reading

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Marines Teach “True” Islam in Afghanistan

The following is a guest post from Cris, a Ph.D. student in Anthropology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. This post originally appeared 30 August at his blog, Genealogy of Religion. ********** It is always a sign of war going badly … Continue reading

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Interview with Prof. Craig Martin

Cris, a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Colorado-Boulder and blogger on Genealogy of Religion, has just posted an interview with Religion Bulletin’s own Craig Martin. Being a humble sort of chap, Craig didn’t say anything about it here. So I … Continue reading

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