I See Satan Fall Like Lightning

Description:

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.

subjects: Christianity,  Crucifixion,  Myth,  Religious aspects,  Religious aspects of Violence,  Scapegoat,  Violence,  Crucifiement,  Aspect religieux,  Christianisme,  Mythe,  Bouc émissaire,  Myths,  Crucifixion of Jesus Christ,  Jesus christ, crucifixion

People: Jesus Christ