I See Satan Fall Like Lightning
by René Girard
trans. James G. Williams
Book, 2008, 199 pp
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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.
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.
Type | |
Genre | Personal Theory/Thesis |
Expression | General Writing/Recording |
Topic | Power, Salvation/Atonement |
Audience | Adults |
Language | English |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
ISBN | 9781570753190 |
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