Invitation to NOVITATE 2023—Be Not Conformed
A conference on the life and work of René Girard on the centennial anniversary of his birth.
I cordially invite you to join me at a special event that I’m hosting in Washington, DC, on Friday, October 13, 2023, called NOVITATE—an interdisciplinary gathering to explore and celebrate the work of the great social theorist René Girard, on the centennial anniversary of his birth.
It’s time to bring all of Athens, Jerusalem, and Silicon Valley together to discuss how Girard’s ideas might help us approach some of the most important questions of our time. My goal is to make NOVITATE an encounter that you will not forget, and one that makes a real contribution to how we live and work in the years ahead.
The theme of this year’s experience is “BE NOT CONFORMED!”, which is inspired by the apostle Paul’s words in his letter to the Romans: “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Other translations render the origi…