220 Decoding Mythology to Reveal Christianity

AMDG.  Like many Kolbe Academy parents, Jordan will be embarking on a trip through the Kolbe ninth-grade Greek history and literature courses this school year with his daughter. To chronicle that odyssey, he, Steven, and Bonnie are starting a new series of episodes to discuss the various texts and themes encountered along the way. Listen in as the group makes ready to set sail by defining terms, musing on the humanities in general, and drawing upon René Girard and his book The Scapegoat.   

Relevant Kolbecast episodes: 

• 60 Mission: Possible 

• 162 Let Latin Conquer You 

• 102 A Great Commission, featuring former Kolbe teacher Ellen Finnegan  

• 100 In the Beginning with Kolbe Academy co-founder Dianne Muth 

• 191 A Window into the Ancient World with Mike Aquilina 

• 123 A Change of the Ages with Msgr. James Shea 

• 183 Gratuitous Gifts: Charisms with Sherry Weddell 

• 202 A Great Conversation and 210 Firm Grounding with Kolbe mom Deirdre Mundy 

Links mentioned & relevant:  

• The Scapegoat by René Girard 

• René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture, featuring a chapter by Dr. Jordan Almanzar 

• Jordan’s writings at PrimeMatters.com, including this newest article What ‘Christian’ Really Means 

• Bishop Barron on René Girard 

• Robert Barron – Jesus and the Scapegoat (2002) 

• Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland, discussed in Kolbecast episode 191 with Mike Aquilina  

• I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by René Girard 

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