Janice, Jim, Brian, David, and Paul discuss how the theory of Rene Girard fits with the Bible, but how it points to the benefits of sacrificial religion over uncontrolled violence, and how the end of scapegoating leaves open the possibility of total violence.
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Lecture on Romans 5: Not Original Sin
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Sermon: The Gospel Versus Worldly Wisdom
Challenging Commonsense and "Natural" Theology
Sermon: Do Not Linger at the Tomb - He is Risen
Romans 1-4 Introductory Discussion
Sermon: The Triumphal Entry as Reversal of Nationalistic Myth
Romans 4: Abraham as the Prototype of Faith
Sermon: War is Abolished in Christ - The War Within and the War Without
Romans 3 - What is Wrong and How is it Made Right?
Sermon: Who Chooses the 12th Apostle – Who Structures the Church?
Issues in Romans 1-2
Sermon: Beating the Cross into a Sword
Made Right Rather Than Contractual Righteousness
Sermon: By This Cross Conquer in Power or By This Cross Serve in Weakness
A Noncontractual Reading of Romans 1-8
Sermon: The Spiritual Reading of the Old Testament Through Christ
There is no Death in the Unconscious
The Psychological Orientation to Death as Sin
Introduction to Romans
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