Curtis Gruenler

Father, husband, friend, medievalist, into mimetic theory, the Inklings, Bob Dylan, Wendell Berry

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

“Trump was always more banana republican than Reagan or Lincoln Republican.” https://t.co/beYRbKGeOT

[Wolfgang Palaver @WolfgangPalaver]

"Desire is notoriously mimetic. We want what other people want and tell us is worth wanting." @COVRscholars
What Is It About Friendships That Is So Powerful? https://t.co/JEfb8v724U

[The Lord of the Rings @TheRingsofPower]

Every good quest needs a fellowship. #TheRingsOfPower

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

New cohort of Geoff Shullenberger's Girard course starting July 27: https://t.co/HPHSa8Nq3R

[COV&R @COVRscholars]

"Signs of Change: The Bible’s Evolution of Divine Nonviolence" by @tonywbartlett is the fruit of sustained biblical reflection and teaching over many years explains Scott Cowdell in his book review. https://t.co/PTbkqxSaBr

[COV&R @COVRscholars]

Theology & Peace will convene a gathering, November 14-17, 2022, sponsored by the @RavenFoundation, at the @ScarrittBennett, a conference and urban retreat center on ten peaceful acres just off Nashville’s Music Row. https://t.co/Ne3uWivQ8l

[COV&R @COVRscholars]

President @MartieReineke shares exciting news about the upcoming Annual Meeting in Bogotá. The time to register is now. https://t.co/nIX2OAiL13

[COV&R @COVRscholars]

Bulletin 72 is now available. This issue contains exciting news about our summer meeting, information on the fall @TheologyPeace gathering, a letter from the Netherlands, plus reviews of books by @tonywbartlett and @marcia_pally.
https://t.co/gOAwk0mZEH

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

Riding a Bike in America Should Not Be This Dangerous https://t.co/13sOTGpDKQ

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

@lawrencewarner Any chance we could get Fair Field for the IPPS next year?

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

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[COV&R @COVRscholars]

In his review, Anthony Bartlett describes Giuseppe Fornari’s epic two-volumed work, "Dionysus, Christ, and the Death of God", as a splendid work of scholarship that poses the question of modernity, its meaning and destiny. https://t.co/jqBvPHjfhH

[COV&R @COVRscholars]

In the latest Bulletin, Editor @CGruenler celebrates mimetic theory being in vogue - a mention in @nytdavidbrooks column, Matthew Packer's article featured in @nzlistener, and more. https://t.co/1Fu0GxGxze

[COV&R @COVRscholars]

In the February 2022 Bulletin, President Martha Reineke discusses exciting new developments in COV&R including the COV&R CONVO videos and podcast launch with Matthew Packer interviewing @lukeburgis. https://t.co/awOePD8psI

[David Brooks @DavidBrooks224]

“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind,” Girard wrote. https://t.co/uzVfqBDLba

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

@nytdavidbrooks @nytdavidbrooks Thanks for this positive spin on Girard through The Beatles! I think these insights come through their music too, no doubt because of their experience: https://t.co/grPAgC96jp

[Kurt Gray @kurtjgray]

Cool paper by @Ivuoma

Dominant groups accused of discrim. invoke "digressive victimhood:" Not directly competing injustice, but instead about a different topic. Accused of homophobia? Invoke religious liberty. Racism? Free speech. Victimhood is flexible
https://t.co/L6XjNihc41

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

@cribbenMerrill Perhaps a Thomistic revision of Girard would help advance his argument that modern science, hence all our academic disciplines, depend on the biblical exposure of the scapegoat mechanism.

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

@cribbenMerrill I'm more inclined to see his thought as a framework for interdisciplinarity that preserves the autonomy of each discipline. I'm working on such a Girardian view of literary studies.

[Curtis Gruenler @CGruenler]

@cribbenMerrill How far would a Catholic revision of Girard open up to the possibilities for counter-myths to be found, as Lewis and Tolkien imply, outside (yet in harmony with) biblical revelation?