Brian McLaren & James Alison on Religion, Violence & Mimetic Theory

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2013

⏱️ 86 minutes

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When Brian McLaren calls and says, "Tripp you gotta record this & share it. I think James is gonna be gold." then you do it. This episode is a conversation between James Alison & Brian McLaren. It took place as part of a Raven Foundation event that explored how the work of René Girard could transform our understanding of the Christian story, atonement, violence, politics and more. Brian McLaren is podcast regular, activist, author, and emerging church pioneer. James Alison is a Catholic theologian, priest, and author who identifies as gay who developed Jesus the Forgiving Victim, a program of induction into the Christian faith for adults, following on from the insight into desire associated with René Girard. [for an introductory conversation about mimetic thought and Girard read this] Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.4	Homebrewed Christianity.
1:30.2	I hope you have had a great summer.
1:32.6	This is Beau Sanders.
1:33.8	We've been on a little bit of a break for vacation and travel, but we are back.
1:39.6	Today we have an interesting offering for you.
1:42.6	One of the things we picked up in our travels was some audio from Wild Goose 2013, and
1:48.5	today is a conversation between Brian McLaren and James Allison about violence, God, and
1:55.9	memetic theory.
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