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I See Satan Fall Like Lightning

by Rene Girard

The Gospels, violence, and the end of scapegoating

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The Gospels, violence, and the end of scapegoating

René Girard reads the Gospels as an account of human behavior as well as a religious text. He connects Jesus Christ with a turning point in humanity’s response to violence, arguing that the Christian story exposes scapegoating and sacrificial practices while opening a path toward a nonviolent community. The book’s central concern is how the Gospel message bears on a world Girard sees as still marked by violence, and how a different social order may already be taking shape.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Christian theology and interpretations of the Gospels.
  • Readers exploring religious perspectives on violence, sacrifice, and scapegoating.
  • Readers interested in how theological ideas relate to human behavior and community.

Themes

Christian theologyThe GospelsViolence and scapegoatingSacrificeNonviolence and community

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Book overview

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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