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. |
Din interiorul cărții
Rezultatele 1 - 5 din 24
Pagina xvii
... father , Jacob , but Jacob dotes on Joseph . The brothers waylay Joseph and sell 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 ...
... father , Jacob , but Jacob dotes on Joseph . The brothers waylay Joseph and sell 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 ...
Pagina xx
... Father who makes his sun rise on those accounted " good " and those considered " bad . " God the Father takes care of all his creatures . Like a good shepherd he seeks even a single sheep that is lost . Jesus as the Word is the exemplar ...
... Father who makes his sun rise on those accounted " good " and those considered " bad . " God the Father takes care of all his creatures . Like a good shepherd he seeks even a single sheep that is lost . Jesus as the Word is the exemplar ...
Pagina 1
... father and married his mother . The Bible and Gospels see these same victims as innocent , unjustly murdered by deluded lynchers and persecutors . Jesus is the unjustifiably sacrificed lamb of God . All such victims are what we now ...
... father and married his mother . The Bible and Gospels see these same victims as innocent , unjustly murdered by deluded lynchers and persecutors . Jesus is the unjustifiably sacrificed lamb of God . All such victims are what we now ...
Pagina 13
... Father as much as possible . The invitation to imitate the desire of Jesus may seem paradoxi- cal , for Jesus does not claim to possess a desire proper , a desire " of his very own . " Contrary to what we ourselves claim , he does not ...
... Father as much as possible . The invitation to imitate the desire of Jesus may seem paradoxi- cal , for Jesus does not claim to possess a desire proper , a desire " of his very own . " Contrary to what we ourselves claim , he does not ...
Pagina 14
Why does Jesus regard the Father and himself as the best model for all humans ? Because neither the Father nor the Son desires greedily , egotistically . God " makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good , and he sends his rain on ...
Why does Jesus regard the Father and himself as the best model for all humans ? Because neither the Father nor the Son desires greedily , egotistically . God " makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good , and he sends his rain on ...
Cuprins
1 | |
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 |
Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate
Termeni și expresii frecvente
accusation anthropological Apollonius of Tyana archaic become beggar believe Bible chapter Christ Christian collective murder collective violence conceal concern for victims condemn Cross crowd crucified Crucifixion death demon devil difference Dionysos disciples disorder divine Ephesians Ephesus everything expels Satan expulsion false founding murder Girard Gospel of John Gospel of Luke Gospels guilty Hebrew Bible human culture humankind idea illusion imitation interpretation Jesus Jewish John Joseph story Luke lynching means metic mimetic conflicts mimetic contagion mimetic crisis mimetic cycle mimetic desire mimetic rivalries mimetic snowballing miracle of Apollonius modern mythic mythology myths neighbor never Nietzsche Oedipus origin pagan Passion persecution persecutors pharmakos Philostratus prince prohibitions prophets reality religion religious René Girard resemblances resurrection revelation rivalistic role sacrifice sacrificial rituals Satan scandal scapegoat scapegoating sense single victim mechanism societies stoning tenth commandment Testament texts thing transformed true truth unanimous violence understand violent contagion word Yahweh