I See Satan Fall Like Lightning Christian Mission - Biography / Autobiography Shows how and why our

Shows how and why our understanding of spirituality must take into account the historical factors that have shaped it

Virgil Elizondo (1935-2016) was a theologian and pastor who played a critical role in the development of Hispanic theology

the writers then explore the origins of apocalyptic writing in (among other places) the book of Daniel

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I See Satan Fall Like Lightning Christian Mission - Biography / Autobiography Shows how and why ourRene Girard holds up the gospels as a mirror to reflect our broken humanity and, in the same frame, they reveal the new reality that can make us whole. Like Simone Weil, Girard looks at the Bible as a map of human behavior, and sees Jesus Christ as its compass, pointing us in the right direction regardless of where we start. The title echoes Jesus' words (Luke 10: 18): I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven. Girard persuades the reader that