Thoughts on this video...

CompassionEvolutionEvolution of GodGirardJeremy RifkinThe Empathic Civilizationvideo
Written By Jason Valendy
This video is about 10 minuets long but is worth the watch.  It was shared with me by a friend and commenter on this blog (Jo).  While I could riff on this for a bit for instance, I see a lot of overlap of this video and the book "The Evolution of God" (for instance, our collective movement toward empathy/compassion).  There are a number of Girardian themes in this as well (mimesis, desire, cycles of repression, scapegoating, etc.) and I see a great connection to the message and mission Jesus Christ. 

But what connections do you see between this video and Christianity?



Jason Valendy

Husband, father of two boys, pastor in the United Methodist Church, and guy who is interested in the desert mothers and fathers. The idea of Orthocardia is the pursuit of having a “right heart” over the pursuit of having a “right belief” (orthodoxy) or a “right action” (orthopraxy).

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