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zen tom...read barth. intro to dogmatics is tough, but acessible. i think you'd really enjoy some of his arguements, hate a few more, and generally find it a worthwhile read.
One thing that i'll lift from Barth and Girard, is that that the texts and the revelation of God has the capacity to de-mythologize the situation. It can take away the authority of superstition, human particularity, and our personal willfullness. At it's best, the Gospel forces us out of our worldview, and makes it possible to escape our assumptions, hatreds, and limitations. The ressurection is the focal point to this...and what you might dismiss as ghosts or trickery...they view as the point at which it is made clear that God is not playing by our rules, and that to participate in God's realm, we must abandon our preconceived notions. To imagine a world where peace rules, there is enough love for everyone, where our rivalries are brought down, and the enemy becomes our friend...it would almost take a man rising from the dead to make you think that was possible.
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