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Je vois Satan tomber comme l'éclair

Je vois Satan tomber comme l'éclair1999

René Girard

4.5(2)on Hardcover

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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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First published
1999
OL Work ID
OL3286877W

Subjects

ChristianityCrucifixionMythReligious aspectsReligious aspects of ViolenceScapegoatViolenceCrucifiementAspect religieuxChristianismeMytheBouc émissaireMythsCrucifixion of Jesus ChristJesus christ, crucifixion

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