Mimetic Theory and Biblical Interpretation: Reclaiming the Good News of the Gospel
For close to two thousand years, Christian theology has been captivated by a sacrificial rendering of the Gospel that renders God as retributive, arbitrary, and Janus-faced. In the past fifty years a non-sacrificial way of perceiving the Gospel, God, and the mission and message of Jesus has challeng...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Eugene
Wipf and Stock Publishers
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Cascade Companions
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mimesis
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Further subjects: | B
RELIGION ; Christian Theology ; Ethics
B Violence Religious aspects B Nonviolence ; Religious aspects B Violence ; Religious aspects B Nonviolence Religious aspects B Christian Ethics |
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| Summary: | For close to two thousand years, Christian theology has been captivated by a sacrificial rendering of the Gospel that renders God as retributive, arbitrary, and Janus-faced. In the past fifty years a non-sacrificial way of perceiving the Gospel, God, and the mission and message of Jesus has challenged this sacrificial hegemony. Now what began as a trickle in the 1960s has burst the dam and the Gospel is on a collision course with Christianity. What are some of the implications of this moment? What is the integral cohesion in a non-sacrificial theology, ethics, and spirituality? What does Chris Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 130. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (130 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1-5326-0111-5 978-1-5326-0111-8 |