The Premier Foundation for Girard
The premier foundation for Girard in the United States, established by Peter Thiel, Girard’s most famous student at Stanford. Imitatio is made up of Girardian scholars who have a special interest in furthering biblical Girardian studies through various programs and initiatives. The premier foundation organization makes small grants to support research into Girardian studies. Imitatio’s […]
Giardian Lectionary: Understanding the Bible Anew Through the Mimetic Theory of René Girard
One of the most comprehensive online resources for biblical studies, a website run by Paul Nuechterlein, a well-respected voice in theological circles with over 30 years of experience in ELCA congregations. This is a website that will help anyone see the scripture’s through the lens of mimetic theory. Visit Giardian Lectionary
Girard Studiekring: Dutch Girard Society
This is the website for the Girardian society in the Netherlands. This group is associated with the “Free University” in the country. The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as VU, VU Amsterdam, “Free University Amsterdam”) is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880, often ranking among the world’s top 100 universities. A group of scholars and students there have banded together to […]
180 Rule: Examining Psychopaths Through the Lens of Girardian Theory
In a society that is filled with the evil of abuse, it is hard to understand the thinking behind this pathological behavior. Skylar, the founder of 180 Rule writes on the application of Mimetic Theory in understanding what motivates psychopaths to behave in the way that they do. He is on a mission to shed […]
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future – by Peter Thiel
What do you believe is true that almost nobody else believes is true? This is the question that the contrarian entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel poses at the beginning of his book, Zero to One. It’s a question especially important for startup founders to answer. In this book, Thiel himself answers it in the most […]
The Prophetic Law: Essays in Judaism, Girardianism, Literary Studies, and the Ethical – by Sandor Goodhart
To read literature is to read the way literature reads. René Girard’s immense body of work supports this thesis bountifully. Whether engaging the European novel, ancient Greek tragedy, Shakespeare’s plays, or Jewish and Christian scripture, Girard teaches us to read prophetically, not by offering a method he has developed, but by presenting the methodologies they […]
The Head Beneath the Altar: Hindu Mythology and the Critique of Sacrifice – by Brian Collins
In the beginning, says the ancient Hindu text the Rg Veda, was a man. And from man’s sacrifice and dismemberment came the entire world, including the hierarchical ordering of human society. The Head Beneath the Altar is the first book to present a wide-ranging study of Hindu texts read through the lens of René Girard’s mimetic theory of […]