To understand the resurrection does not continue the cycle of violence that killed Jesus. Instead, the Risen Christ returns as a forgiving victim, creating a new community freed from fear, and is sent out into the world as agents of forgiveness and peace.

Michael Hardin gives an introduction to Mimetic Theory for his online classroom.

This theological essay argues that biblical prayer is not primarily a transactional mechanism for obtaining desired outcomes from God, but a formative discipline that exposes, judges, and transforms human desire.