Peter Rollins - The Archive

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The Failure Of Love: MacGyver, Desire and the Art of Making Love Jan 31, 2018

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This is a short reflection I gave on desire at Sunday Service. A community in LA run by Barry Taylor. The music in this reflection is by Adrian Romero.

Be Optimistic, Expect Chaos | Faith and the End of Meaning Sep 18, 2017

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I recently finished a nine week book study on a text called Christ and the End of Meaning, by Paul Hessert. The book itself argues that Christianity, far from offering a set of beliefs about the meaning of the world, is a form of existence that embraces and celebrates the end of meaning. In this seminar I outline his argument and draw out how it has been important to the development of Pyrotheology.

How to Gain Clients and Extract Wealth: The End of Transference and Traversing the Fantasy Sep 15, 2017

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In this FB Live, I introduce the concepts of Transference and Fantasy, as well as exploring how they can be overcome.

Becoming an Ethical Subject: In Defense of Predestination Sep 13, 2017

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Here I explore how the doctrine of Predestination is one of the most powerful theological moves to escape economic forms of moral action.

I Don't Know What You Want Because you Don't Know: Freedom from the Big Other Sep 08, 2017

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Here I look at the concepts of Alienation and Separation and how they relate to Pyrotheology

Stationary Movement: On Grace, Law and Pyrotheology Sep 03, 2017

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Here I talk a little about how grace functions in the everyday sense, and how this needs to be distinguished from its offense theological meaning. If you'd like to get more content like this and be involved in our "Non-Membership" community, click the link: peterrollins.com/patreon

The Tyranny of Self-Help: Coveting and the Body of Death Sep 03, 2017

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In this FB live, I talk a little about the idea of coveting as inherently caught up in notions of the self, and contrast this with the idea of Soul..

Losing the Lost Object | On Scapegoating, Ideology and Conversion Aug 31, 2017

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With traumatic events like those witnessed in Charlottesville, we’re faced with the challenge of how to read, and respond to, the rise of right wing organizations. In the current climate of political unrest, there are groups who wish to mobilize discontent around the figure of a scapegoat. Some group that can be held responsible for real political, economic and cultural antagonisms. In this seminar we explore a theoretical framework that can help us interpret the rise of extremism and understand how to develop an effective response. Beyond condemnation and calls for love, we look at how a pyrotheological reading of Christianity can help us actively forge micro-societies of resistance that can positively transform our political landscape.

Into the Wilderness: A Conversation with Kent Dobson Jul 30, 2017

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In this live video I chat with Kent Dobson about disruption, Jung, Freud and his new book Bitten by a Camel.

The Art of Wanting Want: Christianity and Desire Jul 25, 2017

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In this Live video I look at what it might mean to actively desire what we don't have, and how this connects with Christianity.