Author Archives: Hilina Berhanu

“Mine is a search for the anthropology of the Cross, which turns out to rehabilitate orthodox theology” (R. Girard on The Girard Reader p. 288) The Anthropology of René Girard and Traditional Doctrines of Atonement Read more on:- http://girardianlectionary.net/res/atonement_webpage.htm & further … Continue reading →

  Via (Shared Ignorance  site) The Mimetic Theory of Rene Girard, Part I. The Mimetic Theory of Rene Girard, Part II The Mimetic Theory of Rene Girard, Part III * The-mimetic-theory-of-rene-girard ( parts-I-III /PDF) —– The Vicious Circle of VIOLENCE/ … Continue reading →

In the Gorgias (475d), Socrates tells Polus to “submit [himself] nobly/bravely to the logos as to a doctor“. At the root of Socratic praxis is the therapeia of the soul. Once a vital truth has been uncovered, one must affirm … Continue reading →

AGAIN, High Time for Dostoewsky ! (specially good for our bewilderd contemporary Ethiopian generation)/0*/ Dostoeswsky is a prophet in his way and Rene Girard (“one of the ‘forty immortals’ of the French Academy”)  is the one who may have interpreted him … Continue reading →

YOU REMEMBER THIS EXTRAORDINARY MAN He was  long ago a great man with a beautiful mind for me! Interesting!….Jaron Lanier’s Bio Posted on February 15, 2008 by Hilina Berhanu Have you come across a scientist who looks like this! Scientists … Continue reading →

Dostoeswsky is a prophet in his way and Rene Girard (“one of the ‘forty immortals’ of the French Academy”)  is the one who may have interpreted him at best!  See Rene-Girard-on-Dostoevsky:- René Girard Resurrection from the Underground: Feodor Dostoevsky Translated … Continue reading →

Ester Rada: Israel’s rising music star /Out of Ethiopia 18 April 2014 Last updated at 00:32 BST http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27071775 —– Ester Reda! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Abw-ELycxs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hERobD6x8RY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xJK5WavmWY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVtlT6UQwU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGBk0am8fuQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDF-R93sWpE http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IvIG42JU77A#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9q5bFX_hD8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6fNJseeZAQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqWgVrs5W0M&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi4TR83JJXk&NR=1&feature=endscreenThe FEAT -Ester Rada:That is jazz-soul Biete Ethiopia from … Continue reading →

“For Hölderlin, the harmony of the natural and historical world is not something given, but something that one has to be trained to perceive amidst the facticity of suffering and violence. The deliberate confusion of Hölderlin’s poetry, triggered by complex … Continue reading →

AT THE LATEST, after looking at the Inauguration of the Oromia Media Network in the USA,  – http://www.oromiamedia.org/2014/03/launch/- – anticipating what is awaiting Ethiopia Today, and among others earlier, after reading this article, – http://www.opride.com/oromsis/news/horn-of-africa/3731-no-universal-ethiopian-hero-or-history-a-rejoinder-to-al-mariam – I made up my … Continue reading →