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 xvi
... peace and order that have come about through the victim's death . And with peace and order , which means cooperation in the task of survival , there is greater prosperity . Girard calls the transferring of blame onto the victim and then ...
... peace and order that have come about through the victim's death . And with peace and order , which means cooperation in the task of survival , there is greater prosperity . Girard calls the transferring of blame onto the victim and then ...
Pagina xviii
... put to death ( usually by other divine beings ) , and rises again . The resurrection of the god or hero brings new blessings on the community , new peace and order . Though the structure of the Gospel story is very similar to xviii ...
... put to death ( usually by other divine beings ) , and rises again . The resurrection of the god or hero brings new blessings on the community , new peace and order . Though the structure of the Gospel story is very similar to xviii ...
Pagina 9
... to the objects . This third party is usually the one who is closest , the neighbor . To maintain peace between human beings , it is essential to define pro- hibitions in light of this extremely significant fact : our Scandal Must Come 9.
... to the objects . This third party is usually the one who is closest , the neighbor . To maintain peace between human beings , it is essential to define pro- hibitions in light of this extremely significant fact : our Scandal Must Come 9.
Pagina 14
... peace among humankind . Jesus never scorns the Law , even when it takes the form of prohibitions . Unlike modern thinkers , he knows quite well that to avoid conflicts , it is necessary to begin with prohibitions . The disadvantage of ...
... peace among humankind . Jesus never scorns the Law , even when it takes the form of prohibitions . Unlike modern thinkers , he knows quite well that to avoid conflicts , it is necessary to begin with prohibitions . The disadvantage of ...
Pagina 22
... peaceful interaction . The more the antagonists desire to become different from each other , the more they become identical . Identity is realized in the hatred of the identical . This is the climactic moment that twins embody , or the ...
... peaceful interaction . The more the antagonists desire to become different from each other , the more they become identical . Identity is realized in the hatred of the identical . This is the climactic moment that twins embody , or the ...
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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