On both the political left and right, the loss of our democratic covenant is considered at the root of current societal ills. For why and how that happens, check out Theo-podcast‘s new release of my recent talk. Click here. Many thanks, Theo-podcast!
Sacrifice amid Covenant: From Abuse to Gift in Mimesis and Sacrifice: Applying Girard’s Mimetic Theory Across the Disciplines 2019 (Bloomsbury Academic)
Our artificial individualism needs to be re-embedded in communities By Marcia Pally ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 10 OCT 2012 BEING FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SEPARABILITY OR SITUATEDNESS, BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM OR COMMUNITY AND TRADITION, LEADS THE WEST TO THE WORST […]
Hardwired for Generosity: Sacrifice & the Common Good By Marcia Pally Commonweal Magazine, March 2017 The Good Samaritan, Pelegrín Clavé y Roqué In today’s America, “sacrifice” sounds like a bad thing—like having to give up what you deserve, like an […]