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Insurrection: to Believe Is Human to Doubt, Divine Pdf, Epub, Ebook INSURRECTION: TO BELIEVE IS HUMAN TO DOUBT, DIVINE PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Peter Rollins | 185 pages | 04 Oct 2011 | SIMON & SCHUSTER | 9781451609004 | English | Nashville, TN, United States Insurrection: To Believe Is Human to Doubt, Divine PDF Book March 15, See more. What a powerful, thought-provoking piece. Eventually they emerged from amidst the trees dragging behind them a huge bear. Thank you. Understanding this can help us unlock something fundamental about the nature of human desire—namely, that the most sought after material in the universe is not some precious metal or limited resource but rather the attention of those whom we desire. He actually makes sense. Bit of a mind-stretcher. You learn to live in this life without God's direct "deus ex machina". I hope this fine book receives the broad reading it deserves. But it is actually a philosophy which has nothing in common with Christian Theology. Only then can you start living a life of freedom from Religion. Average Rating: 5. Preview — Insurrection by Peter Rollins. It felt more or less like the blabbering of an undergraduate student in a Continental Philosophy class. 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. Yes, Rollins simply forgets to mention the litany of scriptures tha This book was two hundred pages of whiplash. Belief in the Resurrection means but one thing: Participation in an Insurrection. And finally, while his extrapolation of one Bible verse into an entire worldview is perhaps a little hasty, his exploration of Jesus' experience of divine absence is one that is revelatory for the human experience. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. It is a good read for those who want to seriously look at some tough questions. Insurrection: To Believe Is Human to Doubt, Divine Writer Are we capable of living in life's tensions? Provocative and infuriating. Without the struggle of doubt, there is only assumption or ignorance, and neither is faith. Love is the most powerful force in the world. Rollins states as much in his introduction: Each epoch in the life of the Church arises from the white-hot fires of a fundamental question, a question that burns away the husk that was once thought to be essential in order to reveal once more the revolutionary event heralded… They offer us a unique opportunity to rethink what it means to be the Church, not merely critiquing the presently existing Church for failing to live up to its ideals, but rather for espousing the wrong ideals. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. As much as he would like to point everything to the rupturing moment on the cross, a more thorough study is needed if he is to convince people that his view is an authentic reading rather than just a personally meaningful reading. I have believed Scripture is pretty clear that God's direct interaction with man is limited and used only when nothing man can do will suffice. Others sound like a stoned frat boy quoting a Zizek video he saw on Youtube. I once heard someone say that you don't have to agree with everything someone says to agree with anything they say. Rollins also argues that living in doubt, as if there were no God, is the ultimate way of life. Download Image Download Image. Other points are interesting, but not convincing. He summarizes his book by saying, It is only when we are the site where Resurrection takes place that we truly affirm it. Christianity works to bring eternal life into the here and now. A brilliant new voice—an activist, a storyteller and a theologian all in one—and not a moment too soon. What if we expressed frustration and anger and doubt in our worship? We might even still be with the one we love, but if we feel that they no longer love us, we experience the profound pain and suffering described above. Kinda wanted to throw the book across the room a few times, but like, in a good way. 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. They have got to be prepared to walk a difficult and often dangerous path if they wish to invite people into this murky and uncertain world, for in doing so they bring to the surface a whole host of anxieties that we spend so much of our time and resources repressing. I'm not one to appeal to tradition as the default position of truth, but the way in which Rollins packages thousands of years of theology as myth without proper theological analysis makes his thesis seem like a forgone conclusion in his head. We use cookies to improve this site Cookies are used to provide, analyse and improve our services; provide chat tools; and show you relevant content on advertising. There is an army of individuals who eagerly support their ministries, buy their books and fill their pews. The more connected you are, the more you actually ARE. Cookies are used to provide, analyse and improve our services; provide chat tools; and show you relevant content on advertising. Peter Rollins. More than anything, this book inspires me to question, to doubt, to learn, experience and grow. It feels like a lecture that's scheduled to be an hour long but the lecturer only prepared ten minutes of material and spends the next fifty minutes winging it. 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. Brilliantly, candidly, and faithfully, Rollins wrestles here with that question. For Rollins, unless you come to a crisis point where you receive no religious consolation, you've never truly lived the crucifixion and resurrection life. Discuss whether, on the whole, you think that this type of faith community is a worthy goal to work toward. Peter Rollins. If we could just master this very basic yet revolutionary material, the church would make great leaps forward. Rollins rails against the certainty expressed in worship songs and sermons in church services, and condemns it a 'My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Mar 16, Kath rated it really liked it. Oct 23, Keith Dow rated it liked it. Yes, Rollins simply forgets to mention the litany of scriptures that violate his thesis. Oct 30, Steven Fouse rated it it was amazing Shelves: religion-philosophy , favorites. There are many things that we take for granted in life, not because we have absolute proof, but because we have made a decision to trust. Really, this should have been two separate books. Here the God of philosophy— the deus ex machina—rises to the ascendancy, and we lose sight of the world-transforming message of Christianity. This book is short and easy to read, but filled with references to deep-thinking philosophers and theologians. What do you think is the Circumcision Question set forth in Insurrection, and what potential effect do you think it could have on the church as you know it? Yes, the central thesis for this book revolves around one particular interpretation of only one phrase Christ utters on the Cross. As he correctly points out, we are too often satisfied with the false God we've created for ourselves — an image that makes us feel better, a deus ex machina that is always there when we need our problems fixed. Jul 22, Brad Mullet rated it it was amazing. Christianity, for Rollins, ceases to be a religion. Some would argue that I view that as a modernist, which is why I can't see the validity of his theology. Insurrection: To Believe Is Human to Doubt, Divine Reviews If I am in fact understanding him correctly, he constantly disappoints and frustrates me. Redeemed by the author's sincerity and the ingeniousness he exhibits seeking to dislodge comfortable Christians from an unexamined relationship to their faith and communities of faith. He will be happy even though it is all meaningless. Quotes from Insurrection: To Its difficulty lies in just how much Rollins packs into his writing and thinking and the level of deconstruction that is happening; it seems as though, just at the point at which he can't go any further that he does, and that step opens up a variety of questions about institutional implications and personal ramifications. We see this process most clearly in children, for they are less able to hide the process of rationalization than adults. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. But in the interview with NBC, George can't leave well enough alone. Even going further as to say out of the few actual Christ-followers only a smaller percentage live like Christ, love like Christ, experience like Christ. March 15, This technique can prove particularly effective when deep suffering and desperation strike a person; it is not uncommon for someone to be coaxed into a confession of faith on his or her deathbed or upon his or her return from the deathbed of one they love.
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