The 2023 NOVITATE gathering drew inspiration from the ideas of the French social theorist René Girard. Conferring on the centennial year of his birth, the conference hosted a full day of presentations, panels, and dialogue, concluding with a dinner banquet to honor his legacy. The question of conformity—which Girard’s mimetic theory explores—lies at the heart of many of the important personal and societal questions in our world today involving institutions, politics, education, civics, media, and much more. We explored Girard’s core ideas in the context of Paul’s exhortation to “Be Not Conformed” to the pattern of the world.
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