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 xiv
... similar- ity between myths in which the central figure is dismembered and consumed and the Christian Eucharist , in which believers consume the body and blood of Christ . Girard argues , however , that the sim- ilarities serve ...
... similar- ity between myths in which the central figure is dismembered and consumed and the Christian Eucharist , in which believers consume the body and blood of Christ . Girard argues , however , that the sim- ilarities serve ...
Pagina xviii
... ( 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 Foreword.
... ( 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 Foreword.
Pagina xix
the structure of the Gospel story is very similar to that of myth , the similarity is not complete . One very important difference is that the community united around the one crucified and resurrected is a dissenting minority in both ...
the structure of the Gospel story is very similar to that of myth , the similarity is not complete . One very important difference is that the community united around the one crucified and resurrected is a dissenting minority in both ...
Pagina 1
... similar victims . As soon as we detect the concealed scapegoating behind mythol- ogy , all recurrent features of mythical heroes make sense : their frequent physical blemishes and their foreign identities - Oedipus limps ; he comes from ...
... similar victims . As soon as we detect the concealed scapegoating behind mythol- ogy , all recurrent features of mythical heroes make sense : their frequent physical blemishes and their foreign identities - Oedipus limps ; he comes from ...
Pagina 25
... of many prophets before him . Many people now think that if the Gospels report the death of Jesus as similar to that of the prophets , their goal is to stigmatize the Jewish people alone . This is of course The Cycle of Mimetic Violence 25.
... of many prophets before him . Many people now think that if the Gospels report the death of Jesus as similar to that of the prophets , their goal is to stigmatize the Jewish people alone . This is of course The Cycle of Mimetic Violence 25.
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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