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Radical Sacrifice
- Sacrifice involves a transition from weakness to power through a kind of death or self-dispossession.
- To make something sacred means to imbue it with a power that can both destroy and renew.
Giving and Reciprocity
- Derrida says giving is impossible because it creates debt, making reciprocity an endless cycle.
- The New Testament promotes reckless lavishness, giving without expecting return, influenced by the imminent end times.
Martyrdom
- Martyrs give their lives as a gift, loving the world and valuing what they sacrifice for something greater.
- Martyrdom, unlike suicide, affirms life by valuing the preciousness of what's given up.