Friends, why are we so tempted to scapegoat people, especially online? And how do we escape that trap?

On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss the great Catholic philosopher René Girard and his theory of scapegoating.

A listener asks, what does Bishop Barron think of classical education?

Links

Bishop Barron Presents: Luke Burgis
All Desire is a Desire for Being edited by Cynthia Haven
I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by René Girard
Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis
Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography by Holly Ordway

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WOF 403: Scapegoating in the Digital World

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