How Long to Read Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow

How Long Does it Take to Read Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow by Scott Cowdell

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Leading Girardian theologian Scott Cowdell seeks to resolve a long-standing challenge to mimetic theory: that it entails a fundamental brutishness—an ontological violence. Girard’s account of scapegoating violence, seen as providing the initial stability for our species to emerge and consolidate, hardly seems compatible with Christian belief in God’s good creation, with violence only appearing after a subsequent Fall. The brilliant but controversial theologian John Milbank has long raised this concern about Girard, grounded in a remarkably sophisticated (though seldom fathomed) philosophical theology. Unpacking Milbank’s program, along with Girard’s recasting of Continental philosophy in light of mimetic theory, Cowdell finds a way between two apparently irreconcilable positions. With irenic spirit but analytic tenacity, he probes for ways through Milbank’s arguments while pressing on growth points in Girard’s. Cowdell’s proposals involve reframing divine creation in light of salvation history, reimagining divine participation by thinking Christ and evolution together, and developing a semiotic approach to mimetic theory that delivers ontological peace hermeneutically. Cowdell shows how Girard’s vision of human transformation through faith in Christ reveals a different world beyond ontological violence while preserving the divine participation that Milbank champions.

How long is Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow?

Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow by Scott Cowdell is 262 pages long, and a total of 66,024 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow aloud.

What Reading Level is Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow?

Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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