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 xi
... kind of situation occurs often enough , there is an accumulation of scandals to the point that those involved must “ let off steam ” or the social fabric will burst . Then all those involved in this tangle of rivalry turn their ...
... kind of situation occurs often enough , there is an accumulation of scandals to the point that those involved must “ let off steam ” or the social fabric will burst . Then all those involved in this tangle of rivalry turn their ...
Pagina xiii
... kind of research or scientific work . Girard admits that much of myth is fantastic but holds that anthropologists and historians of religion have unfortu- nately held to a " one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel " approach . That is ...
... kind of research or scientific work . Girard admits that much of myth is fantastic but holds that anthropologists and historians of religion have unfortu- nately held to a " one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel " approach . That is ...
Pagina xiv
... kind of sacrifice . 6. What is the role of sacrifice in Girard's thought ? Answer : The ritual act of sacrifice stems from the operation of the victim mechanism . The human or animal offered as a sacrifice is Origins ( Stanford ...
... kind of sacrifice . 6. What is the role of sacrifice in Girard's thought ? Answer : The ritual act of sacrifice stems from the operation of the victim mechanism . The human or animal offered as a sacrifice is Origins ( Stanford ...
Pagina xvi
... kind . But what if the original victims were human and came to be known as gods ? This is in fact what happened , according to Girard . 7. How is it that human beings became gods ? Answer : When a given group overcame its disorder and ...
... kind . But what if the original victims were human and came to be known as gods ? This is in fact what happened , according to Girard . 7. How is it that human beings became gods ? Answer : When a given group overcame its disorder and ...
Pagina xxi
... kind of religious personality were born in the traditions and Scriptures of the Jewish people and came to fruition in the teachings of Jesus and the way in which his followers per- ceived his death . Nietzsche would have none of it . He ...
... kind of religious personality were born in the traditions and Scriptures of the Jewish people and came to fruition in the teachings of Jesus and the way in which his followers per- ceived his death . Nietzsche would have none of it . He ...
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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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