Robert Hamerton-Kelly | |
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| Born | December 26, 1938 |
| Died | July 7, 2013 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American (naturalized) South African |
| Occupation(s) | Minister, University Professor |
| Years active | Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries |
| Notable work | Sacred Violence: Paul's Hermeneutic of the Cross The Gospel and the Sacred: Poetics of Violence in Mark Violent Origins (Editor) |
| Spouse | Rosemary |
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| Tradition or movement | United Methodist |
| Main interests | Mimetic theory |
Robert Gerald Hamerton-Kelly (December 26, 1938 – July 7, 2013) was a Christian theologian, ordained United Methodist pastor, ethics scholar, and author and editor of several books on religion and violence. He served as Dean of the Chapel at Stanford Memorial Church at Stanford University for 14 years and was on the faculty of the university for more than 30 years. A leading advocate of the work of René Girard's theory of mimetic desire, Hamerton-Kelly co-founded several organizations dedicated to the study of the theory and edited several important texts about it.