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“Transformation” in L’Arche: A Mimetic Account
Alan Cork, “Transformation” in L’Arche: A Mimetic Account presented to the Colloquium on Violence and Religion 2008
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Preaching Peace in Hollywood
Recently, three very different films (all three the third in their own series!) passed through our local theaters, all of them fantastical enough that they
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V for Vendetta – The Name Says It All
Review by Jeff Krantz Please don’t read this if you’re concerned about having the movie spoiled for you. (Though you’ll be able to predict most
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Jesus and the Gibeonites: Reading the Bible from the Perspective of the Hidden Victim
Download: “Jesus and the Gibeonites: Reading the Bible from the Perspective of the Hidden Victim” by James Warren.
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Myth and Film
Download: Myth and Film – a piece written by Jeff Krantz for the City of Angels Film Festival
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Paul’s Inclusive Theology: a Consistent View throughout the Pauline Corpus
By Matthew J. Distefano In this essay, I am going to attempt to articulate what I believe is a consistent message contained within four of
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Resurrection As Atonement: Rediscovering the Nonviolence of Christian Orthodoxy using Girard’s Principle of Metaphysical
Download: Resurrection As Atonement: Rediscovering the Nonviolence of Christian Orthodoxy using Girard’s Principle of Metaphysical by Britton W. Johnston
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Mark’s Chiastic Gospel Structure
Crucified Son of Man or Mighty One? Mark’s Chiastic Gospel Structure and the question of Jesus’ identity Jeffrey H. Krantz jkrantz@optonline.net ( If the Greek
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Resisting the Empire: Fidelity to the Gospel of Life
Download: Resisting the Empire: Fidelity to the Gospel of Life by Robert J. Arner
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
July 24, 2011Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52Thomas L. and Laura C. TrubyDownload PDF Jesus, the Mustard Seed How many of you went to a fireworks display this
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Escaping the Power of “My” – A NonViolent Approach to Stewardship
Download: Escaping the Power of “My” – A NonViolent Approach to Stewardship by Jeff Krantz
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Comparing Plato’s Understanding of Mimesis to Girard’s
Download: Comparing Plato’s Understanding of Mimesis to Girard’s (PDF) – Per Bjorner Grande
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Pacifist Gospel Epistemology
Download: Gerald Biesecker-Mast’s paper from Theologia Pacis on Pacifist Gospel Epistemology.
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Mimetic Theory and Catechesis
Download: An essay by the Rev. John Hill on Mimetic Theory and Catechesis (PDF)
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Holy Scripture and the Consecration of Gene Robinson
Download: Holy Scripture and the Consecration of Gene Robinson – a response to the request of the Windsor Report for a Scriptural rationale by Jeff Krantz
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Cities and Self-Aggrandisement
The Civic and the Nomadic in the Hebrew Bible Sketch of a Talk Prepared for COV&R 2010 to be delivered at the University of Notre
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Violence, Anarchy and Scripture: Jacques Ellul and Rene Girard
Download: Violence, Anarchy and Scripture: Jacques Ellul and Rene Girard by Matthew Patillo
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