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 pushes you off, and you find yourself
without any solid footing, disoriented, and in a bit of a
panic...until you realize that your fall is in fact, a form of
flying. And it's thrilling."
--"Rob Bell, author of "Love Wins "and "Velvet Elvis
""
"While others labor to save the Church as they know it, Peter
Rollins takes an ax to the roots of the tree. Those who have
enjoyed its shade will want to stop him, but his strokes are so
clean and true that his motive soon becomes clear: this man trusts
the way of death and resurrection so much that he has become
fearless of religion."
"--Barbara Brown Taylor, author of "Leaving Church" and "An Altar
in the World"
""Rollins writes and thinks like a new Bonhoeffer, crucifying the
trappings of religion in order to lay bare a radical, religionless
and insurrectional Christianity. A brilliant new voice--an
activist, a storyteller and a theologian all in one--and not a
moment too soon."
"--John D. Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus,
Syracuse University
""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"
""Excellent 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 "
"-- Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation; Albuquerque,
New Mexico
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