I See Satan Fall Like Lightning
Rene Girard
(Author)
James G. Williams
(Translator)
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.
Product Details
Price
$26.00
$24.18
Publisher
Orbis Books
Publish Date
February 07, 2001
Pages
199
Dimensions
6.14 X 9.0 X 0.66 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781570753190
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About the Author
René Girard is a member of the French Academy and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University. His books have been translated and acclaimed worldwide. He received the Modern Language Association's Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement in 2008.
James G. Williams, now retired, taught Hebrew Bible and New Testament at Syracuse University and is the author of Gospel Against Parable: Mark's Language of Mystery and Women Recounted: Narrative Thinking and the God of Israel.
