“To triumph fully, evil needs two victories, not one. The first victory happens when an evil deed is perpetrated; the second victory, when evil is returned. After the first victory, evil would die if the second victory did not infuse it with new life.” IfsNeedsFirstsTwoHappensDiesEvilReturnVictoryDeedsTriumphNew LifeTheologianPerpetratorsProtestantismInfusion Book:The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World Source: The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World
“Every word and every deed, every thought and every gesture, even the simple act of paying attention can be a gift and therefore an echo of God’s life in us.” SimpleAttentionDeedsPay AttentionGesturesEchoes Author:Miroslav Volf
“If no one remembers a misdeed or names it publically, it remains invisible. To the observer, its victim is not a victim and its perpetrator is not a perpetrator; both are misperceived because the suffering of the one and the violence of the other go unseen. A double injustice occurs-the first when the original deed is done and the second when it disappears.” IfsFirstsDoneRememberSufferingNamesViolenceOriginalsVictimRemainsInjusticeDeedsDisappearInvisibleUnseenObserversPerpetratorsMisdeeds Author:Miroslav Volf
