More than ever, I am convinced that history has meaning - and that its meaning is terrifying. Rene Girard More Quotes by Rene Girard More Quotes From Rene Girard Instead of blaming victimization on the victims, the Gospels blame it on the victimizers. What the myths systematically hide, the Bible reveals. Rene Girard hide myths blame bible When the Bible and the Gospels say that the victims should have been spared, they do not merely 'take pity' on them. They puncture the illusion of the unanimous victimization that foundational myths use as a crisis-solving and reordering device of human communities. Rene Girard human say illusion bible Having a scapegoat means not knowing that we have one. Rene Girard having means not-knowing knowing Learning that we have a scapegoat is to lose it forever and to expose ourselves to mimetic conflicts with no possible resolution. Rene Girard lose possible learning forever The protective system of scapegoats is finally destroyed by the Crucifixion narratives as they reveal Jesus' innocence and, little by little, that of all analogous victims. Rene Girard reveal system little innocence
