Episode
WOF 403: Scapegoating in the Digital World
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September 11, 2023
· 33:05
WOF 403: Scapegoating in the Digital World
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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