I See Satan Fall Like LightningOrbis Books, 1 ian. 2001 - 199 pagini Rene Girard holds up the gospels as mirrors that reveal our broken humanity, and shows that they also reflect a new reality that can make us whole. Like Simone Weil, Girard looks at the Bible as a map of human behavior, and sees Jesus Christ as the turning point leading to new life. The title echoes Jesus' words: "I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven". Girard persuades us that even as our world grows increasingly violent the power of the Christ-event is so great that the evils of scapegoating and sacrifice are being defeated even now. A new community, God's nonviolent kingdom, is being realized -- even now. |
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Pagina x
... finally undergo a complete conversion as they move from being lost in the mimetic desire of the crowd to imitating Christ , which occurs through their experience of Jesus ' resurrection . Their conversion and the resurrection of Christ ...
... finally undergo a complete conversion as they move from being lost in the mimetic desire of the crowd to imitating Christ , which occurs through their experience of Jesus ' resurrection . Their conversion and the resurrection of Christ ...
Pagina xii
... stumbling over models who are rivals and obstacles , and finally assigning blame , which leads to victim- ization . Satan describes primarily the mechanism of accusing and lynching a victim . Satan and scandal are key terms xii Foreword.
... stumbling over models who are rivals and obstacles , and finally assigning blame , which leads to victim- ization . Satan describes primarily the mechanism of accusing and lynching a victim . Satan and scandal are key terms xii Foreword.
Pagina xvii
... him into exile in Egypt . Later he is unjustly accused of rape by his Egyptian master's wife and thrown into prison . When Joseph finally gains prestige and power , he uses them to save Egypt and to save his family Foreword xvii.
... him into exile in Egypt . Later he is unjustly accused of rape by his Egyptian master's wife and thrown into prison . When Joseph finally gains prestige and power , he uses them to save Egypt and to save his family Foreword xvii.
Pagina xix
... finally , all turn against him . It is the old mimetic scapegoating situation of all against one . Even his disciples turn against Jesus . One betrays him , another denies he is one of Jesus ' followers , and all the others desert him ...
... finally , all turn against him . It is the old mimetic scapegoating situation of all against one . Even his disciples turn against Jesus . One betrays him , another denies he is one of Jesus ' followers , and all the others desert him ...
Pagina 11
... finally , they even go as far as murder . I have just mentioned again , though this time in reverse order , the four major acts of violence prohibited by the four commandments that precede the tenth . These are the ones I have already ...
... finally , they even go as far as murder . I have just mentioned again , though this time in reverse order , the four major acts of violence prohibited by the four commandments that precede the tenth . These are the ones I have already ...
Cuprins
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The Horrible Miracle of Apollonius of Tyana | 49 |
Mythology | 62 |
Sacrifice | 71 |
The Founding Murder | 82 |
Powers and Principalities | 95 |
The Uniqueness of the Bible | 103 |
The Uniqueness of the Gospels | 121 |
The Triumph of the Cross | 137 |
Scapegoat | 154 |
The Modern Concern for Victims | 161 |
The Twofold Nietzschean Heritage | 170 |
Conclusion | 182 |
Index | 195 |
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