Recent updates

A Dutch translation of “But the Bible says...”? A Catholic reading of Romans 1 is available for download (PDF) from Pouwel Woldendorp's blog Thuismonnik.

Lent 2013 Lectionary Meditations (pdf)
Christian Century Magazine has generously allowed us to post full versions of James' Lent 2013 Lectionary meditations, written especially for them. Christian Century are, among many other things, a source of lectionary meditations throughout the year – please give them kudos for allowing us to show something that is normally behind a paywall.

In Spanish: Girard y las grietas del sentido chatarra: el paciente aliento de un pensamiento apocalíptico

Two interviews in Portuguese: Uma fé para além do ressentimento & a chapter in Toda maneira de amor vale a pena book.

Forthcoming events and engagements:

France, Paris, 28 and 30 May, 4 and 6 June: first four sessions of the Jesus the Forgiving Victim Course (in French)
France, Nice, 31 May: Année 2012-2013 consacrée à René Girard: Voyages de la pensée en actes
UK, London, 11 June and 18 June: Public talk at Meditatio
UK, June: Facilitator retreats for Jesus the Forgiving Victim course: June 14-16, St Joseph’s Freshfield, Liverpool; June 24-26 Buckden Towers, St Neots, Cambs
USA, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 9-14 July: COV&R
USA, Wilde Goose Festival, near Asheville, NC, 8-11 August
Brasil, São Paulo, 2-5 September: Congresso de Teologia Moral
Mexico City, Mexico, 11-13 October: Meditación y violencia (details to be announced)
UK, Pleshey, Chelmsford, Essex, 22-24 October
USA, Corymeela, Ballycastle, NI, 29-31 October


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