I believe I first heard of Rene Girard during Peter Thiel's appearance on the portal with Eric Weinstein. Before that I had no idea that the man existed. As he was explaining that mimetic theory was one of the biggest influences in his way of thinking, I thought it wise to invest in reading him.

What I was met with is a very curious thinker that employs some of the most unorthodox methods and creative styles that I've had the pleasure of seeing. Everything starts from a Catholic Christian point of view you and even though the arguments put forward do not sit well with my rationalist mind, I am not only entertained but also perplexed and moved to thought by Girard's work.

This book in particular looks at the work of Gerard from the point of view of a theologian and I think he does a pretty decent job of Clarifying girard thoughts on violence and the sacred, which is too intricate to go into detail here but I think that my liberal rationalist mind is giving way to a more open-minded way of thinking.

The book of course suffers from the baseless argumentation found in many a postmodern text but here it isn't too on the nose.
7/10