Forging Ploughshares

In Galatians, Paul explains that Christians are to read the law allegorically for their edification and to cling to the law for interpreting Christ is to continue to be enslaved by the elementary principles. As Origen explains, to cling to the violence and lust of the law by reading literally and historically rather than applying spiritually is to continue in enslavement to lust, idolatry, and violence. To register for the upcoming class on René Girard with Michael Hardin, Rene Girard and Nonviolent Atonement, go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings. The Course will run from the second week of October to the first week in December.) If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!

Here is a repeat of an earlier podcast on Girard and Peter Berger. Jonathan, Matt, Brian, Brent, and Paul discuss Ephesians 4-5 and the singular lie exposed by Christ creating entry into love. The function of a hostile lie in the reification of culture and religion, as in the work of Peter Berger and Rene Girard, and the necessity of this lies exposure so as to be "rooted and grounded in love" is discussed. (To register for the upcoming class on René Girard with Michael Hardin, Rene Girard and Nonviolent Atonement, go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings. The Course will run from the second week of October to the first week in December.) If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron! .

Joy is integral to the Christian life as described by Peter, commanded by Paul, and as defined by love and mutual indwelling by Dionysius and Maximus, who describe this joy and love as ecstatic longing and giving, culminating in the kenotic love of Christ.  (To register for the upcoming class on René Girard with Michael Hardin, Rene Girard and Nonviolent Atonement, go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings. The Course will run from the second week of October to the first week in December.) If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!

In this episode, Paul Axton discusses Girard's atonement theory - over against propitiation and penal substitution. (To register for the upcoming class on René Girard with Michael Hardin, Rene Girard and Nonviolent Atonement, go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings. The Course will run from the second week of October to the first week in December.) If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Music: Bensound

In this repeat edition of a PBI course discussion on science and language, Tim, Tyler, Trenton, and Paul discuss how Girard's theory might or might not fit evolutionary theory, or a deterministic or a free will universe, and how modern science accords with a particular theological understanding of language. To register for the course René Girard and Nonviolent Atonement, go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings  Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Music: Bensound

Here is a repeat of an earlier interview with Michael Hardin, who will be teaching a class with PBI beginning in the second week of October. In this fascinating interview with Michael, author of some ten books dealing with René Girard  he tells of his relationship with both Girard and Walter Wink and he describes the essential element which Girard brings out in the Gospel and the Christian journey. To register for the course René Girard and Nonviolent Atonement, go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings  Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Music: Bensound

In this conversation, Michael Hardin introduces his class with Ploughshares Bible Institute on the work of René Girard. He describes the 8 week course which will begin the second week of October. Michael was a friend of Girard and was present at the founding of the Colloquium On Violence and Religion, and he will share published and unpublished work from Girard and others detailing the important work of this key thinker. To register for the course go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings  Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.

Here is a repeat of an earlier episode on René Girard pointing to our upcoming class with Michael Hardin.  Paul and Frank have a conversation about the work of Girard, who has given us a tremendously useful and biblical understanding of the scapegoat mechanism which shapes all culture. (To register for the upcoming class on René Girard with Michael Hardin go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings. The Course will run from the second week of October to the first week in December.) Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Music: Bensound

Jordan Wood answers a series of question on duality and nonduality, contemplation, embodiment, and time, in his explanation of Maximus the Confessor. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.

Jordan Daniel Wood delineates two forms of evil, privation and false incarnation in Maximus, and also discusses the object of human desire as the determinate good of incarnation. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.