ReneGirardholdsupthegospelsasmirrorsthatrevealourbrokenhumanity,andshowsthattheyalsoreflectanewrealitythatcanmakeuswhole.LikeSimoneWeil,GirardlooksattheBibleasamapofhumanbehavior,andseesJesusChristastheturningpointleadingtonewlife.ThetitleechoesJesus’words:“IsawSatanfallinglikelightningfromheaven“.GirardpersuadesusthatevenasourworldgrowsincreasinglyviolentthepoweroftheChrist-eventissogreatthattheevilsofscapegoatingandsacrificearebeingdefeatedevennow.Anewcommunity,God’snonviolentkingdom,isbeingrealized--evennow.
