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Published · transcript-backedMarilynne Robinson: belief
20 Mar 2024 Conversations with Tyler Marilynne Robinson on Biblical Interpretation, Calvinist Thought, and Religion in America
“I think that what has happened in our civilization, as opposed to civilizations that have come before, is that we have the appearance of a relative absence of violence by historical standards.”
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- Marilynne Robinson
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- 20 Mar 2024
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…The negative side of the sacrifice, that you do away with something to achieve a ritual cleansing of violent impulses so they don’t turn more violent — that’s not part of ritual sacrifice in the Bible? Is that element of ritual sacrifice still with us? I find ourselves very puzzling, frankly. I think that what has happened in our civilization, as opposed to civilizations that have come before, is that we have the appearance of a relative absence of violence by historical standards. Then in reserve, in potential, we have a fantastic capacity for violence that would exceed anything that the world has ever seen before. Maybe if we had some way of releasing this by littles rather than making more missiles and more bombs, maybe it would be healthier for us, ultimately. What’s the role of the Antichrist in your theology? It’s mentioned in Daniel. It’s in the Book of Revelation, but a lot of the Bible — it’s just not there.…
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