Tag: mimetic theory

Economics

Violence, Money, and Bitcoin

I want to state clearly upfront that I did not write this article, but its relevance to our present day …

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President's Blog

Weekend Insights – Happy Easter! He is Risen

Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI “President’s Corner” of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I’m thinking about…

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News

Weekend Insights – The First Stone and much more

Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI “President’s Corner” of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I’m thinking about…

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War in the forest
Libertarianism

Church Support for War Created Social Justice Rage

Rene Girard: “’Saul, why do you persecute me?’ (Acts 22.7). This is the fundamental question. Christian conversion is our discovery that we are persecutors without knowing it. All participation in the scapegoat phenomenon is the same sin of the persecution of Christ. And all human beings commit this sin.”

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Libertarianism

The Frankensteinish Outcome of the Iraq War

America’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 had a Frankensteinish effect. It created a monster.

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Truly He Taught Us to Love One Another
Christian Worldview

The Persecution of Truth

In 2003, a nation was still reeling from the effects of a deadly terrorist attack that cost thousands of lives. …

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Media

LCI Hot Takes: Scapegoating Everywhere!

In the first LCI Hot Takes video of 2019, I review some January events and the relevance of mimetic theory …

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Book Reviews

Does Religion Cause Violence? (Book Review)

There is no shortage of new books on the relationship between religion/theology and violence. Does Religion Cause Violence? is the second from …

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War and Peace

The Tragedy of the Seven Samurai

All artistic masterpieces have something in common, according to René Girard. Akira Kurosawa’s movie Seven Samurai, better known to western …

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Culture

How Blaming “Toxic Masculinity” Perpetuates Violence

Recently, one of my friends on Facebook brought up the question of why there is presently such a heavy emphasis …

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Media

Christ vs the Crowd: My Interview with Jordan B Peterson

Coinciding with the release of his new book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson …

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Appearances

David Gornoski Interviews Jason Jones on Catholic Social Teaching

Friend of the Libertarian Christian Institute David Gornoski recently interviewed Jason Jones — a Catholic activist and human rights worker …

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Media

A Neighbor’s Choice

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Christians For Liberty 2016 Conference Videos

David Gornoski is your neighbor. Besides regularly contributing to LCI, he also gave a fascinating talk at our Christians For …

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Libertarianism

10 Reasons Why the Future of Liberty Runs Through Rene Girard

Ever reach that long sought after job promotion, dream vacation, new smartphone, sports car, public recognition, or desired weight only …

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