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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... Mythology 6. Sacrifice 7. The Founding Murder 8. Powers and Principalities Part Three THE VICTORY OF THE CROSS ix 1 7 19 32 49 62 71 82 95 9. The Uniqueness of the Bible 10. The Uniqueness of the Gospels 103 121 11. The Triumph of the ...
... Mythology 6. Sacrifice 7. The Founding Murder 8. Powers and Principalities Part Three THE VICTORY OF THE CROSS ix 1 7 19 32 49 62 71 82 95 9. The Uniqueness of the Bible 10. The Uniqueness of the Gospels 103 121 11. The Triumph of the ...
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lynching a victim . Satan and scandal are key terms for understanding mythology . 5. How is mythology related to Satan and scandal ? Answer : Girard thinks comparing the various religions and their sacred stories is important . In fact ...
lynching a victim . Satan and scandal are key terms for understanding mythology . 5. How is mythology related to Satan and scandal ? Answer : Girard thinks comparing the various religions and their sacred stories is important . In fact ...
Pagina xiv
... mythology as satanic and rejected it . In a sense , the gods of mythology are the product of Satan , of the working of accusation and the victim mechanism . Mythology is a justification of sacrifice for the sake of retribution and the ...
... mythology as satanic and rejected it . In a sense , the gods of mythology are the product of Satan , of the working of accusation and the victim mechanism . Mythology is a justification of sacrifice for the sake of retribution and the ...
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... mythology , but not only behind polytheism and mythology , for its full expression underlies everything we know as human culture . The Bible recog- nizes this in the story of Cain and Abel . Because Cain murders his brother , God bans ...
... mythology , but not only behind polytheism and mythology , for its full expression underlies everything we know as human culture . The Bible recog- nizes this in the story of Cain and Abel . Because Cain murders his brother , God bans ...
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... mythology and the Gospels play into the hands of religious relativists . That is why Christians have always denied or minimized their importance , with disastrous results . I argue that these similarities should be boldly explored . Far ...
... mythology and the Gospels play into the hands of religious relativists . That is why Christians have always denied or minimized their importance , with disastrous results . I argue that these similarities should be boldly explored . Far ...
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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