Tag Archives: René Girard

Girard and the trajectory of Scriptural revelation

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Mel Wild

Something I’ve said for a long time now is that you cannot properly understand the Bible without Jesus interpreting it for you. Yet, many Christians read the Bible indiscriminately, as if Jesus never happened. Historically, and even to this day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Theology | Tagged Bible interpretation, Christianity, Jesus, Jesus Hermeneutic, Religion and Spirituality, René Girard, Scapegoating | 6 Comments

Christianity: The Founding Murder in Reverse

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Mel Wild

I talked about what René Girard calls the “scapegoat mechanism” that’s alive and well in human beings last time. This insidious desire is at the bottom of what poisons everything. This time I would like to look at what he … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Cross of Christ, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, René Girard, Scapegoating, Violence | 4 Comments

How human beings poison everything

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Mel Wild

My tongue is firmly in cheek here, playing off the subtitle of Christopher Hitchens’s book, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, but I do want to make a point about this that I believe I can back up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christianity, Culture, Religion and Spirituality, René Girard, Scapegoating | 27 Comments

Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Six

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Mel Wild

“The church understood his [Jesus’] act as a sacrifice to end all sacrifices that exposed the scapegoating mechanism for all the world to see.” (Walter Wink, Engaging The Powers, Kindle loc.1849) This is part six of my Easter series, “Jesus Christ: Savior of … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, The Shift, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Engaging the Powers, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, René Girard, Restorative justice, Savior of the world, The Cross of Christ, Walter Wink | 13 Comments

Quotes: René Girard

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Mel Wild

“Christianity is a founding murder in reverse, which illuminates what has to remain hidden to produce ritual, sacrificial religions.” ― Battling to the End: Conversations with Benoit Chantre “The commandment that prohibits desiring the goods of one’s neighbor attempts to … Continue reading →