The meaning of sacrifice: evil ans salvation in René Girard
If Jesus Christ is the Messiah, redemption took place since the event of the Passion and, therefore, the reproduction of mimetic violence is not justified in all of Christendom. But if, in fact, Christianity is liberating, why does the Christian universe persist in violence far beyond the limits of...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repositorio: | Teoliterária |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/57330 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/teoliteraria/article/view/57330 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | sacrifice bad salvation violence scapegoat sacrifício mal salvação violência bode expiatório |
| Sumario: | If Jesus Christ is the Messiah, redemption took place since the event of the Passion and, therefore, the reproduction of mimetic violence is not justified in all of Christendom. But if, in fact, Christianity is liberating, why does the Christian universe persist in violence far beyond the limits of the sacrificial ritual performed in various non-secularized societies? What is the reason for the reassertion of stereotypes - and the creation of new stereotypes - and, with that, the spread of prejudice, an environment in which sacrifice gives way to increasingly expanded revenge, which flows towards generalization? In teleological language, why, despite salvation by Jesus Christ, does evil remain in the world? The French thinker René Girard sheds light on this theme. Based on his work, and referenced by the issues announced here, this article examines the scapegoat scheme and Girard's interpretation of evil associated with violence, as well as salvation, linked to the historical event of Christ's death. |
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