Paddy, I remember that book, which is full of such sweeping and inaccurate statements from Girard. It's a set of improvised interviews he gave to two admiring disciples vying in mimetic rivalry for hi
Joe and Sean, what a wonderful conversation we have had from you all this week on the nature of the sacrificial death, or otherwise, of Jesus, which I may have been responsible for setting off last Su
#13 Who is arguing that to abandon satisfactionalism is to undermine the ethic of sacrifice? Time and again I have argued here that an understanding of the crucifixion as a revelation of the scapegoa
This article is a courageous exception to the rule that seems to govern clerical behaviour in the Irish Church re sexuality: 'Don't ever go there!'The unfortunate result is that it is left - almost
#13. You say there is no trace of the devil’s ransom theory in the NT and then admit an NT reference to ransom, likely to have been by Jesus himself (Matt 20: 28).To whom or to what would a rans
Hi! Joe your mentioning of “Blood of my Saviour @ 8, prompted me to make a response to your post, as possible you like me read this comment under another article, on this site, which incorporated th
Sean, you say it's not the language of the NT that's the problem and then say "You call the ‘devil’s ransom theory’ ‘bad theology’ but it surely must have been that understanding that underg
Like Mary I was intrigued by Fr. O'Malley's explanation in "What happened at Vatican II" of how the Council was also a "language event" and how the previous model of longitudinal language --top down -
# 9, 10, 11
It is not the language of the Bible that is the problem, Joe. The problem is the interpretation of those passages by way of satisfactionism and substitutionalism - which originate the vio
A lot of what the Fathers write on the Atonement is quaint and outdated, but their strong point is the rootedness of their discourse in deep reflection on the Incarnation. Greek philosophy helped them
Comments
All recent Comments
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Paddy, I remember that book, which is full of such sweeping and inaccurate statements from Girard. It's a set of improvised interviews he gave to two admiring disciples vying in mimetic rivalry for hi
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Joe and Sean, what a wonderful conversation we have had from you all this week on the nature of the sacrificial death, or otherwise, of Jesus, which I may have been responsible for setting off last Su
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019#13 Who is arguing that to abandon satisfactionalism is to undermine the ethic of sacrifice? Time and again I have argued here that an understanding of the crucifixion as a revelation of the scapegoa
Sexuality – a church’s need to learn as well as teach
February 15 2019This article is a courageous exception to the rule that seems to govern clerical behaviour in the Irish Church re sexuality: 'Don't ever go there!'The unfortunate result is that it is left - almost
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019#13. You say there is no trace of the devil’s ransom theory in the NT and then admit an NT reference to ransom, likely to have been by Jesus himself (Matt 20: 28).To whom or to what would a rans
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Hi! Joe your mentioning of “Blood of my Saviour @ 8, prompted me to make a response to your post, as possible you like me read this comment under another article, on this site, which incorporated th
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Sean, you say it's not the language of the NT that's the problem and then say "You call the ‘devil’s ransom theory’ ‘bad theology’ but it surely must have been that understanding that underg
Which way for the church?
February 9 2019Like Mary I was intrigued by Fr. O'Malley's explanation in "What happened at Vatican II" of how the Council was also a "language event" and how the previous model of longitudinal language --top down -
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019# 9, 10, 11 It is not the language of the Bible that is the problem, Joe. The problem is the interpretation of those passages by way of satisfactionism and substitutionalism - which originate the vio
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019A lot of what the Fathers write on the Atonement is quaint and outdated, but their strong point is the rootedness of their discourse in deep reflection on the Incarnation. Greek philosophy helped them
Popular Posts
Categories