{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"193 - On Ren\u00e9 Girard -Trevor Cribben Merrill","description":"Mimetic desire, scapegoating: if you've been hearing these terms thrown around lately, it's because the French Catholic philosopher Ren\u00e9 Girard (1923-2015) is having a renaissance, with powerful people like J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel citing his influence on their thought.&amp;nbsp;Trevor Cribben Merrill, producer of the new documentary&amp;nbsp;Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of Ren\u00e9 Girard, joins the podcast to discuss Girard's principal ideas, and reflect on aspects of his thought which seem difficult to reconcile with Catholic doctrine. Watch Things Hidden&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L-vB1HaBsog SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter: https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletters DONATE to make this show possible!&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio ","author_name":"The Catholic Culture Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35901595\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/35901595"}