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    Insurrection: To Believe is Human To Doubt, Divine
    Insurrection: To Believe is Human To Doubt, Divine
    Insurrection: To Believe is Human To Doubt, Divine
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    Insurrection: To Believe is Human To Doubt, Divine

    Written by Peter Rollins

    Narrated by Joshua Swanson

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2012
    ISBN9781608149490
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    Peter Rollins

    Peter Rollins is a widely sought after writer, lecturer, storyteller, and public speaker. He is the founder of Ikon, a Belfast, Northern Ireland, faith group that has gained an international reputation for blending live music, visual imagery, soundscapes, theater, ritual, and reflection. He currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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    • 1/5
      Wow that was incoherent. It took almost to the end of the book just for him to finally say he espouses atheism but with extra steps.
    • 5/5
      In a manner reminiscent of Pete Enns, Rollins tackles the problematic topic of doubt and belief as it relates to the core tenants of the Christian faith.

      Is real faith when you believe what you are told to believe, or when you believe in spite of your doubts, with no institutional safety net?
    • 5/5
      For any who is familiar with Pete's "Pyrotheology" he is excellent at tearing down our religious constructs and personal realities. Starting with How (Not) to Speak of God and ending with the Idolatry of God, this book seems to be the transitional text- it moves from affirming doubt and embracing the void into descriptions of what a Christ-life might look like. Please send this book to your conservative Christian friends.
    • 3/5
      Bit of a mind-stretcher. A rather unsystematic theological exploration of what we can learn anew about Jesus’ moment of abandonment from God as he hung on the cross. Rollins takes us into unfamiliar territory and it’s a challenge to make sense of it all. Interesting.
    • 4/5
      What a powerful, thought-provoking piece. Honestly, if you are not prepared to question your faith initially and perhaps change your perspective on why you believe what you believe, don't even pick it up. It will break you, cobble you back together, and then help you realise there's more to faith than you ever thought possible.
    • 4/5
      Strip away all comfort and joy you have ever received from your religious life and what are you left with? According to Rollins, nothing less than the most authentic way to live.In Insurrection, Rollins uses the death and resurrection of Jesus to describe how we can live an authentic life. When we participate in the crucifixion on Jesus, all of our religious crutches are knocked away from us as we feel the despair of doubting God’s very existence. It’s only then that we can truly live.Rollins is a great story teller and writer. He has a winsome way of using anecdotes to help you see everyday events differently. While I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, hearing the stories, and thinking through Rollins’ argument, I couldn’t help but disagree with his main premise.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. I know many people—myself included—who, despite times of doubt, receive equally genuine comfort from the Spirit of Christ. The Spirit is no existential crutch!For Rollins, people who claim to be well are unable to admit that they’re really sick. People who claim to be happy are secretly in despair. While that’s certainly true for some people, you can’t paint every follower of Jesus with that brush.
    • 5/5
      I've been constantly told by former pastors and leaders it's ok to question faith - but this idea of doubting in order to step into true faith was very new to me.The idea of tearing down the foundation and getting back to what really matters, thus experiencing and being part of our own spiritual walk and dedication is something that intrigued me.Being born and raised in Southern California where everyone can say they are Christian but noone really is a Christ follower, makes me realize how religion has faltered in the western world and we need to be shaken up. We need to be stripped down to where Christ's journey is as much our journey as it is a story we tell to make ourselves feel better about who we are, have been and are becoming.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.More than anything, this book inspires me to question, to doubt, to learn, experience and grow. The more connected you are, the more you actually ARE.