In a truly global world, the renunciation of violent reprisal is bound to become, in a more and more obvious way, the indispensable condition of our … - René Girard

The young Camus thought he could dispose of Kierkegaard in a few sentences, but Kierkegaard on Camus goes much deeper...

Resorting to a psychological explanation is less innocent than it appears. In refusing the mimetic interpretation, in looking for the failure of Peter in purely individual causes, we attempt to demonstrate, unconsciously of course, that in Peter's place we would have responded differently; we would not have denied Jesus. Jesus reproaches the Pharisees for an older version of the same ploy when he sees them build tombs for the prophets that their fathers killed.

In myth, violent death is always justified.