A Human Catechism

"""Here is a pioneering work in applying mimetic theory to the understanding of discipleship in the modern world. A Human Catechism opens up a three-dimensional way of living the gospel with and alongside every different sort of 'other, ' as well as preparing us for all the traps and forms of blindness we may fall into on the way."" --James Alison, author of Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening for the Unheard Voice ""I have been waiting for a book like this! A book that is theologically and anthropologically robust while not avoiding personal and communal application. Joel Aguilar Ramirez gives his reader a true narrative road map towards an embodied theology and liberative psychology. This book is an invitation towards a way of being human that is located in honesty and curiosity."" --Ron Ruthruff, associate professor of theology and culture, The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology ""In A Human Catechism, Joel Aguilar Ramirez invites us to a journey of becoming fully human. First he explores the cost of following an angry God waiting at the altar. He then proposes an alternative theological vision of a God with whom there is no violence. This is one of the first works to use Rene Girard's mimetic theory to read a contemporary and practical context. Highly recommended!"" --Fred Laceda, professor of theology, Penuel School of Theology"