As I will use the term, then, a sermon is any message designed to change or reinforce what a group of people value. It might take the form of explicit exhortation, full of shoulds and shouldn'ts , oughts and mustn'ts . Or it may be entirely implicit, like the story of a selfless act that saves the day, huzzah! Commencement speeches, TED talks,... See more
René Girard explores the concepts of innovation and imitation, contrasting historical views on innovation's negative connotations with its modern valorization, while emphasizing the interconnectedness of imitation and genuine innovation in culture and economics.