| Title | : | Insurrection: To Believe Is Human To Doubt, Divine |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451609000 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2011-10-04 |
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In this incendiary new work, the controversial author and speaker 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 fearless interrogation that we come into contact with the reality that Christianity is in the business of transforming our world rather than offering a way of interpreting or escaping it. Belief in the Resurrection means but one thing: Participation in an Insurrection."What Pete does in this book is take you to the edge of a cliff where you can see how high you are and how far you would fall if you lost your footing. And just when most writers would kindly pull you back from edge, he push
Editorial : "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, The Great Emergence)
"Peter Rollins is the Anti-Christ for all fake Christians." (Creston Davis, Professor, Rollins College, Department of Philosophy and Religion)
See a fair treatment in my review of “Darwin’s Doubt” (Amazon.com).
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