Peter Rollins - The Archive

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How To Be An Idiot Jun 03, 2018

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In this seminar from 2014, Peter explores how the categories of Idiot, Imbecile and Moron can give us insight into different ways of engaging with the social order, and touches on the theological significance of this in relation to the theme of conversion

You Made it Weird Jun 03, 2018

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This is an interview from December 2014 that Peter did with Pete Holmes. The cover ghosts, suffering, loss and love.

God of this World Jun 03, 2018

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This is a talk I gave at my Wake festival in Belfast. Here I look at idolatry and its relationship to both fantasy and self-sabotage. For more information about Wake 2019, visit my website.

Joined By Our Lack Jun 02, 2018

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This is the introductory talk from Wake 2018. In it I talk about how Pyrotheology relates to the notion of Lack. It deals with some of the material I wanted to cover, but I never got to the theme of Idolatry that was my original aim, so I'll cover that at a later date. I also thought I'd give you a little taste of Adam at the beginning (the friend who I run Wake with).

Meditation Works, and that's the Problem May 29, 2018

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What if the problem with meditation as it's mostly practiced in contemporary society, isn't that it doesn't work, but that it does. That it helps us to integrate more seamlessly into our world, minimizing our discontent, rather than helping us mobilize and enjoy our discontent.

When Atheism isn't Atheistic Enough May 16, 2018

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This is an early Pyro-seminar that explores the relation between pyrotheology and atheism. For lots more seminars, sign up at pyrotheology.com

Embracing the Absurd | When Atheism Isn't Atheistic Enough May 16, 2018

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This was the first ever pyroseminar, from 2016. In it Peter explores the idea of the absurd and religionless Christianity. For over 30 hours of pyroseminars (video and audio), become a Flame at pyrotheology.com.

On the Holy and its Relation to the Unconcsious May 14, 2018

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This facebook live reflections on Rudolf Otto's notion of the Holy and connects it with the Freudian unconscious

Lack and the Social Bond Apr 15, 2018

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Lack and the Social Bond by Peter Rollins

Easter Fools Day Apr 02, 2018

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In this video I talk briefly about the relationship between the Crucifixion, Resurrection and the Absurd.