Modern discourse on sacrifice and its theological background
The chapter shows how contemporary secular debates about sacrifice still draw on Christian theological ideas. It identifies two main strands in contemporary perceptions of sacrifice: on the one hand, sacrifice is understood in terms of victimization (Girard), on the other, modern individualism is se...
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Oxford University Press
2014
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