Insurrection
To believe is human; to doubt, divine
$33.34
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2012
Summary
In this incendiary new work, philosopher-theologian Peter Rollins proclaims that the Christian faith is not primarily concerned with questions regarding life after death but with the possibility of life before death.
In order to unearth this truth, Rollins prescribes a radical and wholesale critique of contemporary Christianity that he calls pyro-theology. It is only as we submit our spiritual practices, religious rituals, and dogmatic affirmations to the flames of fearles…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444703436 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444703439 |
| Author: | Peter Rollins |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Hodder Faith |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2012 |
| Weight: | 154g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 137mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Great. Really, really great … it’s going to help a massive number of people find new life and new hope. - Rob Bell
What does it mean when the Son of God cries out, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Brilliantly, candidly, and faithfully, Rollins wrestles here with that question. You may not agree with his answers and conclusions, but you owe it to yourself and to the church at large to read what he says. - Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great EmergenceExcellent thinking and excellent writing! I hope this fine book receives the broad reading it deserves. It will change lives, and our understanding of what religion is all about! - Richard Rohr, O. F. M.Peter Rollins
Peter Rollins has been praised as possessing one of the most provocative and thoughtful theological voices of our day. An author, lecturer and storyteller, he is renowned for his dynamic and winsome speaking. He is also the founder of ikon, a faith group that has gained an international reputation for blending live music, visual imagery, soundscapes, theatre, ritual and reflection to create what they call ‘transformance art’. Rollins received his higher education in Queen’s University, Belfast, where he earned degrees (with distinction) in Scholastic Philosophy (BA Hons), Political Theory (MA), and Post-Structural Religious Philosophy (PhD). He is currently a research associate with the Irish School of Ecumenics in Trinity College, Dublin, and is the author of the much talked about HOW (NOT) TO SPEAK OF GOD THE FIDELITY OF BETRAYAL and most recently THE ORTHODOX HERETIC AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE TALES. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but currently resides in Greenwich, CT.
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