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The cross reveals not only what Jesus refuses to do. It reveals the kind of desire that animates his entire life. Jesus does not overcome violence through a greater act of violence. He does not defeat his enemies by becoming like them. Instead, he reveals a completely different source from which human beings can live: a desire rooted not in rivalry, scarcity or fear, but in the abundant love of the Father.

Interestingly, decades after Girard first proposed his theory of mimetic desire, discoveries in neuroscience have provided some fascinating insights into just how relational human beings really are.

In the 1990s, Italian researchers studying macaque monkeys made an unexpected discovery. While observing activity in individual neurons in a monkey’s brain, they noticed something remarkable.

What if the goal of Christian discipleship is not simply to make us better behaved, but to transform what we love, what we long for and, ultimately, what we desire?

Much of modern Christianity has understandably focused on behaviour. We often measure spiritual growth by asking questions like: What should Christians do? What habits should we stop? How can we become better people?

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.

Introduction to Seven Stories

The Nonviolent Reading of Scripture Workship

To understand John's vision of Jesus as the word/Logos through whom all things were made, and to discover that the deepest reality of creation is not conflict or domination but the life and light revealed in Christ.