Le christianisme en tant que réponse à la crise de la culture contemporaine. La pensée apocalyptique de René Girard - ANDRZEJ GIELAROWSKI (Autor) (2022)
https://www.unigre.it/en/research-and-publications/periodicals/gregorianum/issues/2022-103-3
Oryginalny artykuł naukowy
The crisis of contemporary culture is a widely discussed and exploited theme. But there is a rare perspective taken by René Girard. His is an apocalyptic perspective on our Western culture’s crisis. The apocalypse, according to the philosopher, refers to mimetic violence that can no longer be checked. Girard’s philosophical and scientific theses consist in showing the conversion of humanity and the Return of Christ (Parousia) as a response to the cultural crisis. This response comes from Girard’s understanding of Christianity as the revelation of the innocence of the scapegoats that have been sacrificed since the beginning of human culture. From the moment of this manifestation, the foundations of archaic religions, along with the rituals of sacrifice, have been destroyed and there are no longer any barriers to the violence born in human societies. Nor are there wars (understood as duels), which were the last cultural institutions capable of keeping violence in check.
Keywords: nauki o kulturze i religii