René Girard’s article on War and Apocalypse
Paper instructions:
Write a précis of 600-700 words on one of the topics below. (A précis is a short, to-the-point summary of an article. It begins by clearly identifying the author’s thesis and then proceeds to exposit the key arguments or concepts formulated by the author in his/her support of that thesis).
The article to be written on is René Girard’s article on War and Apocalypse (http://www.firstthings.com/article/2009/08/apocalypse-now)