Saturday, December 21, 2013

A René Girard Christmas Card...

Courtesy of National Review Online - Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson...


Every Christmas since the 2009 Peter Robinson interview with René Girard was first aired we have featured this excerpt. Like most of Girard's works, it only becomes more meaningful and moving with the passing of time. It is especially touching to see one of the preeminent scholars of our age comment on the nativity narratives in Luke with such gentle humility. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to René, not only for his extraordinarily insightful scholarly work, but perhaps even more for his friendship over many years and for the kindness and encouragement that he and his wife Martha have extended to us. René will celebrate his 90th birthday on Christmas Day, and we wish him our heartfelt best wishes. 

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