I See Satan Fall Like Lightning
| Author | : Ren Girard |
| Publisher | : Orbis Books |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781608331581 |
| ISBN-13 | : 160833158X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (58X Downloads) |
Download or read book I See Satan Fall Like Lightning written by Ren Girard and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.