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From 1986 to 2015, there are three ways in which American Protestants have engaged mimetic theory with regard to theology and church life: through scholarship, by popular dissemination, and through social media. This essay includes those who have made significant contributions to mimetic theory in these areas.
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Hardin, M. (2017). American Protestant Reception of Mimetic Theory: 1986–2015. In: Alison, J., Palaver, W. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Mimetic Theory and Religion. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53825-3_30
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