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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... acting as agents between the individual imitating them and the world . There are various words in ordinary language that suggest what Girard is getting at : for example , " heroes " and " role models ix Foreword by James G Williams.
... acting as agents between the individual imitating them and the world . There are various words in ordinary language that suggest what Girard is getting at : for example , " heroes " and " role models ix Foreword by James G Williams.
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... individuals , that is , the autonomy of their desires . In other words , we must think that humans are naturally inclined not to desire the goods of their neighbors . To understand that this prem- ise is false , all we have to do is to ...
... individuals , that is , the autonomy of their desires . In other words , we must think that humans are naturally inclined not to desire the goods of their neighbors . To understand that this prem- ise is false , all we have to do is to ...
Pagina 14
... aspiration to autonomy has always made us bow down before individuals who may not be worse than we are but who are none- theless bad models because we cannot imitate them without falling 14 The Biblical Knowledge of Violence.
... aspiration to autonomy has always made us bow down before individuals who may not be worse than we are but who are none- theless bad models because we cannot imitate them without falling 14 The Biblical Knowledge of Violence.
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... individuals they contain , human communities cannot escape them . When the first scandal occurs , it gives birth to others , and the result is mimetic crises , which spread without ceasing and become worse and worse . Chapter 2 The ...
... individuals they contain , human communities cannot escape them . When the first scandal occurs , it gives birth to others , and the result is mimetic crises , which spread without ceasing and become worse and worse . Chapter 2 The ...
Pagina 19
... individuals . The theme that dominates the narratives of the Passion , especially in the first three Gospels , is ... individual . They believe , therefore , that they can make a " portrait " of the apostle . They attribute to him a ...
... individuals . The theme that dominates the narratives of the Passion , especially in the first three Gospels , is ... individual . They believe , therefore , that they can make a " portrait " of the apostle . They attribute to him a ...
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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