Scapegoating in the Digital World

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"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? 00:00 | Intro 01:13 | Bishop Barron at G.K. Chesterton Conference 02:29 | Who was René Girard? 05:18 | Girard's theory of mimetic desire 07:09 | Girard's theory of scapegoating 17:03 | Traits of an ideal scapegoat 19:30 | Girard, scapegoating, and the Bible 23:19 | Scapegoating on the Internet 25:06 | How Catholics should respond to scapegoating 28:55 | Listener question 31:45 | New book - "Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography" ———SHOW NOTES——— Bishop Barron Presents: Luke Burgis: https://bit.ly/3sLH5jD "All Desire is a Desire for Being": https://amzn.to/3sNGJsR "I See Satan Fall Like Lightning": https://amzn.to/3Z8RdyO "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life": https://amzn.to/45Yt1Bw "Tolkien’s Faith": https://wordonfire.org/tolkien ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/3nL6bMU Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://bit.ly/43jgnga Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://bit.ly/2uFowjl ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Institute: https://wordonfire.institute/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Donate: https://www.wordonfire.org/donate/ Word on Fire Store: https://store.wordonfire.org/ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft

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