OH HAPPY DAY!
Feb. 9th, 2006 10:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tealinMY CDS CAME IN! MY CDS CAME IN!!
I ordered a copy of the Ideas series 'The Scapegoat: René Girard's Anthropology of Violence and Religion' – the show which introduced me to his philosophy and totally blew my mind. It's one of only two radio shows I've ever listened to that are so absolutely enthralling that I, who usually have the radio on in the background to occupy my brain while I do chores and other mindless stuff, had to drop everything, sit down, and breathe really quietly so I didn't miss a word. And this is coming from a long-time NPR listener who ought to be used to such programming.
IT TOTALLY BLOWS THE MIND!!! It's like ... like cerebral fireworks! (The Globe and Mail totally stole that image for their advertising campaign.) Here, if you want a sort of introduction, the best site I've been able to find in English is here (click on 'Introductory Articles' on the left and don't be afraid to use the glossary) ... there may be better sites in French but I don't know enough French to know if they're good or not. And it doesn't go into what can be found in the last chapter of I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, which is all about the effect of recognition of the scapegoat mechanism on Western culture via the spread and dominance of Christianity, which I find particularly fascinating. And it's written for a pastoral audience which may put some people off. But it's a start.
In celebration I have changed my icon. I AM TOTALLY GEEKING OUT!! WOOO!
Unfortunately I have to wait all the way until tomorrow evening to listen to it as there's no way I'm going to get my boards done while it's on. Sigh... Tomorrow is going to be sooo loooong.
I ordered a copy of the Ideas series 'The Scapegoat: René Girard's Anthropology of Violence and Religion' – the show which introduced me to his philosophy and totally blew my mind. It's one of only two radio shows I've ever listened to that are so absolutely enthralling that I, who usually have the radio on in the background to occupy my brain while I do chores and other mindless stuff, had to drop everything, sit down, and breathe really quietly so I didn't miss a word. And this is coming from a long-time NPR listener who ought to be used to such programming.
IT TOTALLY BLOWS THE MIND!!! It's like ... like cerebral fireworks! (The Globe and Mail totally stole that image for their advertising campaign.) Here, if you want a sort of introduction, the best site I've been able to find in English is here (click on 'Introductory Articles' on the left and don't be afraid to use the glossary) ... there may be better sites in French but I don't know enough French to know if they're good or not. And it doesn't go into what can be found in the last chapter of I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, which is all about the effect of recognition of the scapegoat mechanism on Western culture via the spread and dominance of Christianity, which I find particularly fascinating. And it's written for a pastoral audience which may put some people off. But it's a start.
In celebration I have changed my icon. I AM TOTALLY GEEKING OUT!! WOOO!
Unfortunately I have to wait all the way until tomorrow evening to listen to it as there's no way I'm going to get my boards done while it's on. Sigh... Tomorrow is going to be sooo loooong.
Interesting Questions
Date: 2006-02-20 11:38 am (UTC)For example you query: "By the way, is the authors’ assertion that Christ refused to take upon Himself the sins of the people quite accurate? If He did not, how could His death have been redemptive?" I think I said that Jesus does not assume the guilt laid upon him, in fact he does take our sins, we sin against him when we persecute him. But he is not guilty for the crime of which he is accused.
Regarding my understanding of individuality and interdividuality, it might be helpful to consult the use of corporate anthropological metaphors in the Scriptures. We have sought to frame an anthropology that does not begin with the western ego (which is a falsely structured self) but with the notion of 'a people.' This does not mitigate individuality, it rather enhances our personhood without diminishing our selfhood.
If you have time, I urge you to read the many essays we have written. We have worked with Rene Girard for over 16 years in the Colloquium on Violence and Religion and Rene himself has endorsed our site.
Michael Hardin