Ideology & Idolatry | feat. Peter Rollins

We talk about ideology from Marx to Lacan (through Zizek) and Peter Rollins argues the worship of God in the U.S. is idolatry.

"Peter Rollins is a writer, philosopher, storyteller and public speaker who has gained an international reputation for overturning traditional notions of religion and forming “churches” that preach the Good News that we can’t be satisfied, that life is difficult, and that we don’t know the secret.

Challenging the idea that faith concerns questions relating to belief, Peter’s incendiary and irreligious reading of Christianity attacks the distinction between the sacred and the secular. It blurs the lines between theism and atheism and it sets aside questions regarding life after death to explore the possibility of life before death.

Peter gained his higher education from Queens University, Belfast where he earned degrees (with distinction) in Scholastic Philosophy (BA Hons), Political Theory and Social Criticism (MA) and Post-Structural thought (PhD). He's the author of numerous books, including Insurrection, The Idolatry of God, and The Divine Magician. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, currently lives in Los Angeles and will die somewhere as yet not known."
https://peterrollins.com/

Peter Rollins shared these Ikon links!
1. “The End” From Radical Theology and Emerging Christianity By Katharine Sarah Moody
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/588bcd399f74561e5f64a486/t/5a68baa7085229925080d300/1516812967786/God%27s+Funeral.pdf
2. “The End” From Radical Theology and Emerging Christianity By Katharine Sarah Moody
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/588bcd399f74561e5f64a486/t/5a68ba10f9619a2531bbc7fc/1516812816509/The+End.pdf

Links I referenced:
3. Debate Lawrence Krauss vs Peter Rollins New Religions vs New Atheism 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URDch3jOXmA
4. The New Symbolization Project
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYL9UReTgKYZHGRMMHaqQyA
5. Peter Rollins on Zizek and Peterson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMxHTkAiMME&t=270s
6. My talk on Ressentiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCQ-zmc3Ikk&t=112s

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