This course cuts through the fear and shame based tenants of religious myths that keep us from the transformation that we all long for. I am grateful as a psychologist to finally find a theology that elevates God and mankind and does away with sacrifice! Read further…
Dr Michael Regier
my awareness of ordinary, daily, human humbug has undergone a slow, surprising, “awakening”. Read further…
– John Kirstein
Riveting open discussions on all the “forbidden” subject matter, that you would not dare mention in church circles, are exactly what we touch on in the Mimesis Academy! Read further…
– Ben and Larize
Jesus died and rose for us, but why? How do these things make a difference? Andre and Mary Rabé’s Mimesis Academy provides us with a language and meaning around these topics which seem astonishingly new, yet which have been there all along, and they are as transforming to hear as they are healing to the whole destructive path humanity is set upon.
Based in the revolutionary bible-sourced anthropology of René Girard, the Academy moves us away from traditional pay-offs by Christ for the price of sin, and reveals instead the overwhelming truth of God’s plan to transform his creation falsely mired in original violence. …read further
– Anthony Bartlett
Learning and unlearning with the Mimesis Academy has been the best and worst thing that has happened to me. It wrecked me in the best possible way! I felt a strong sense of an ending as I read, stumbled, fumbled for words, wrote, reflected, healed and shared my thoughts, my world, my foundation, in a safe space weekly. It’s been a beautiful and refreshing way to learn – my voice counted in this family and nobody ‘marked me’ or ever felt offended/intimidated by my lens as we all shared deeply. It’s been paradise and brought incredible inner healing to my heart! Read further…
– Kirstin Shaw
When I first began Mimesis Academy, I was surprised to discover that questions, uncertainty, and being wrong were a welcome and even necessary part of the experience. There was complete freedom to explore with no judgment present in the process. Questions were not dangerous. They were a gateway to freedom and growth and the discovery of a God who was more loving than I had ever dreamed. …read further
– Patricia
One of the best decisions I’ve made was to take the leap and take the Mimesis Academy Course! My world has been revolutionized in the best of ways. Read further…
– Adrienne
My relationship with Andre and Mary-Anne Rabe through Mimesis Academy has transformed my faith more than any other experience of over 50 years of walking with Jesus. Not only has it helped answer many confusing aspects of scripture, it has given some real clarity on my two biggest questions: “Who is God?” and “Who am I?”. Additionally, it has increased my capacity to love and connect with other people and all of creation.
– Robert
I was keen to embark on this course having come to a huge crisis of faith. …eternally grateful. Read the full story…
– Fiona
When I signed up for Mimesis Academy, all I knew is that what Andre and Mary-Anne walked in and have with God was something I wanted to embody in my life, and signing up to be apart of anything they were doing was a good way to start that.
What I didn’t realize though is that I was signing up for much more than a revelatory online course, but a community of friends and family all over the world unlearning and relearning about God.
– Austin
To say this has been revolutionary for both of us – individually and as a couple – would be an understatement …
– Rudy & Michelle
Deciding to do Mimesis Academy somehow felt as if it would be a ‘point of no return’ for me … and this foresight proved right.
The conversational format of the course is one of the most effective ways to really internalize complex concepts. Good questions from others led to further explorations, and “not knowing” or “being wrong” were no longer hindrances to play and seek.
I can’t express the freedom and energy gained as fear is just gone …read further
– Vera
Oh my gosh I love this class so much. I live for Sunday’s assignment. Some of the conversations have been catalysts for extraordinary healing, and others threw me into ecstasy with God …
– Melissa
Wow, how my seeing and hearing has expanded through everyone’s stories, perspectives and discipling in this class thus far! I thank all of you for being so open, honest …and studious! I have learned so much!
These are some of the benefits I enjoyed from the program so far:
A new confidence in uncertainty is forming that is creating space for more intimacy and trust in relationships. I am no longer as afraid of being wrong and this invites people into my circle.
The awareness of both positive and negative mimesis has guided me through (even recently) relationship conflicts because I can see where they have come from as well as where and how to direct them. No more need to return to the Tree of blame and shame…
– Kathy
Getting liberated from the debilitating effects of the dualistic mindset is one of the greatest benefits I have received from taking the MA courses. Bridging the alienating gap between good and bad, the material and spiritual, the secular and the sacred gave me a far wider territory and more non-conventional ways to hear Papa’s voice, feel his presence, understand his revelations, and experience his love.
– Lutgardo