When it comes to the exegesis of the gospels, it is clear that there are distinct differences between the Synoptics and the Fourth Gospel. These
March 4, 2017
AN INTRODUCTION TO MIMETIC THEORY FOR PREACHERS
“It is a measure of his genius that Girard has been able to integrate so effectively literature, the human sciences, and theology. Those of us
March 4, 2017
JESUS
“We believe in Jesus Christ.” So begins the second clause of the great baptismal creed of the ancient church at Rome, whose structure so informs
March 4, 2017
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO LUKE
Year C presents us, as preachers, with a new set of challenges, very different from those we encountered in Year B. The author of the
March 3, 2017
MIMESIS & MIMETIC THEORY
Mimesis means imitation (from the Greek, it has been pronounced both “mim-e-sis” or mim-ay-sis). In terms of the Mimetic Theory, mimesis is best understood as
March 3, 2017
THE PILLARS OF CULTURE: PROHIBITION, RITUAL AND MYTH
If Girard’s anthropological researches have demonstrated one thing, it is the quasi-universality both of sacrifice and of the ‘emissary’ or scapegoat mechanism in all known
March 3, 2017
The Scapegoat
When in the course of human relationships, we find ourselves in conflict over commonly desired objects, mimetically entangled as it were, we may not kill