James Alison and a Girardian Theology
James Alison and a Girardian Theology

Author: John P. Edwards

Publisher: T&T Clark

Published: 2020-05-14

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0567689050

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Opening with a Foreword by James Alison, this volume is the first in-depth treatment of Alison's theological method. John P. Edwards shows that Alison's theological project outstrips René Girard's application of mimetic theory to theology. He concludes that an explicitly Christian theological perspective is necessary for providing a fully coherent account of Girard's notions of "conversion" and "mimetic desire". This volume grounds Alison's theological method in his understanding of the ongoing interaction between conversion and theological reflection, which is informed by his use of mimetic theory. While Alison describes this method as “theology in the order of the discovery”, the author refers to it as an “inductive theology”. The volume closes by demonstrating that such a theology bears fruit in a renewed understanding of the value of Christian doctrines and, particularly, the doctrine of revelation.

Faith Beyond Resentment
Faith Beyond Resentment

Author: James Alison

Publisher: Crossroad

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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For James Alison, a gay Catholic priest, the key to moving beyond resentment is faith.

Battling to the End
Battling to the End

Author: René Girard

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2009-12-15

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1609171330

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In Battling to the End René Girard engages Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831), the Prussian military theoretician who wrote On War. Clausewitz, who has been critiqued by military strategists, political scientists, and philosophers, famously postulated that "War is the continuation of politics by other means." He also seemed to believe that governments could constrain war. Clausewitz, a firsthand witness to the Napoleonic Wars, understood the nature of modern warfare. Far from controlling violence, politics follows in war's wake: the means of war have become its ends. René Girard shows us a Clausewitz who is a fascinated witness of history's acceleration. Haunted by the French-German conflict, Clausewitz clarifies more than anyone else the development that would ravage Europe. Battling to the End pushes aside the taboo that prevents us from seeing that the apocalypse has begun. Human violence is escaping our control; today it threatens the entire planet.

The Joy of Being Wrong
The Joy of Being Wrong

Author: James Alison

Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Co.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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This original work of theological anthropology looks at original sin in the light of the Resurrection, and shows how forgiveness has become the way of transformation.

On Being Liked
On Being Liked

Author: James Alison

Publisher: Darton Longman and Todd

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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On Being Liked is the transforming and joyful sequel to Faith Without Resentment: , which established the Catholic priest and writer James Alison as one of the most striking, voices in the church. He takes us step-by-step through a bold adventure, re-imagining the central axis of the Christian story, while to our astonishment and wonder, we discover ourselves as liked - not only loved - in the eyes of God.

James Alison and a Girardian Theology
James Alison and a Girardian Theology

Author: John P. Edwards

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-05-14

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0567689069

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Opening with a Foreword by James Alison, this volume is the first in-depth treatment of Alison's theological method. John P. Edwards shows that Alison's theological project outstrips René Girard's application of mimetic theory to theology. He concludes that an explicitly Christian theological perspective is necessary for providing a fully coherent account of Girard's notions of "conversion" and "mimetic desire". This volume grounds Alison's theological method in his understanding of the ongoing interaction between conversion and theological reflection, which is informed by his use of mimetic theory. While Alison describes this method as “theology in the order of the discovery”, the author refers to it as an “inductive theology”. The volume closes by demonstrating that such a theology bears fruit in a renewed understanding of the value of Christian doctrines and, particularly, the doctrine of revelation.

Knowing Jesus
Knowing Jesus

Author: James Alison

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780281065035

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This classic book asks what it is to know Jesus. It will enable thinking Christians to ask new questions about their faith, their reading of the New Testament, and the theology of redemption.

Undergoing God
Undergoing God

Author: James Alison

Publisher: Continuum

Published: 2006-11-27

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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From the Catholic theologian, priest, and author of "Knowing Jesus" comes this collection of thoughts on lesbian and gay issues, reconciliation, the Eucharist, psychology and evil, and worship in a violent world.

Raising Abel
Raising Abel

Author: James Alison

Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780281063512

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Raising Abel is a theological exploration of a huge change of mind: the change which the apostolic group underwent as a result of the Resurrection-and how that paradigm can transform the world today. Making use of the thought of Rene Girard, the author shows how the God revealed by Jesus subverted the violent expectations of the early Christians.