Bücher von Peter Rollins

Theological firebrand Rollins boldly asserts that Christianity is the religion of doubt. Through a skillful blend of parables, theology, and anecdotes, he offers a radical thesis: that Christianity, from its very inception, has been a protest against religion. 256 pp. 40,000 print.

"e;About 30 years ago, I came across the evocative phrase 'religionless Christianity' in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's later writings, and it has stayed with me ever since. In his new book The Fidelity of Betrayal, Peter Rollins has teased out - as Bonhoeffer never had the chance to do - profound possibilities hidden in the phrase. As a huge fan of Peter's first book, I find his second no less thoughtful, stimulating, and at times unsettling - always in a most (de)constructive way. His subversive parables, his clever turns of phrase, and his beguiling clarity all conspire to tempt the reader into that most fertile and terrifying of activities - to think to the very rim of one's understanding, and then to faithfully imagine the Truth that lies far beyond."e;- Brian McLaren, author/activist (www.brianmclaren.net)What if one of the core demands of a radical Christianity lay in a call for its betrayal, while the ultimate act of affirming God required the forsaking of God? And what if fidelity to the Judeo-Christian Scriptures demanded their renunciation? In short, what would it mean if the only way of finding real faith involved betraying it with a kiss?Employing the insights of mysticism and deconstructive theory, The Fidelity of Betrayal delves into the subversive and revolutionary nature of a Christianity that dwells within the church while simultaneously undermining it.

Peter Rollins wirft in seinen eindrücklichen, oft provokanten Geschichten einen ganz neuen Blick auf den christlichen Glauben. Indem er die kompromisslose Botschaft der Evangelien freilegt, fordert er den Leser auf radikale Art und Weise heraus, sich mit eigenen Verhaltensweisen und Gottesbildern kritisch auseinanderzusetzen, und ermutigt dazu, das zu tun, was Jesus von seinen Jüngern gefordert hat: ihn nicht nur mit Worten zu verkündigen, sondern vor allem im Tun.

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Presents the parables of Jesus - odd and unexpected stories that set hearers and readers spinning off course from what is safe and familiar towards some completely different kind of understanding.