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The Idolatry of God

Peter Rollins

In contrast to the usual answers concerning what the Good News might be, incendiary philosopher-theologian Peter Rollins suggests an alternative, radical definition: you can't be satisfied, life is difficult, and you don't know the secret. Arguing that God has traditionally been thought of as a type of product that will make you whole, remove your suffering and give you the truth, Rollins contrasts this with an approach to faith that invites us to embrace suffering, face up to our unknowing and fully accept the difficulties of existence.

  • Classification : Religion & Philosophy
  • Pub Date : SEP 26, 2013
  • Imprint : Hodder and Stoughton
  • Page Extent : 208
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781444703740
  • Price : INR 725
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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 The Orthodox Heretic and Other Impossible Tales Insurrection and most recently The Idolatry of God. He was born in Belfast Northern Ireland and currently lives in New York.

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