God is not violent.
Nor is he competitive. Rather he is Pure Being, the I AM. That which without nothing would exist.
René Girard has already appeared on this blog, in connection with the business ideas of Peter Thiel, and his strange strategy of avoiding competition. In this video below, Robert Barron, just after the death of Girard, explains just why Girard may be one of the most significant thinkers of the last century.
Watch out also for a mention of Joseph Campbell, the author of "The Hero with a Thousand Faces".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSzF2OG2ejI