

Peter Rollins - The Archive
Peter Rollins
This is an archive of various talks and reflections that Peter has given in recent years. The archive is constantly being updated with old and new material, so subscribe to be kept up to date.
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Feb 12, 2018 • 30min
When Atheism isn't Atheistic Enough: Radical Theology and the Death of God
In this video I look briefly at week 6 of Atheism for Lent, which introduces how the previous material interacts with Pyrotheology.

Feb 10, 2018 • 19min
Religionless Christianity The Existential Theologians
In this session I look at week 4 of atheism for Lent. A week that focuses on Tillich, Daly, Bonhoeffer and the Radical Theologians of the 1960's.

Feb 10, 2018 • 1h 41min
Salvation For Zombies (Lecture At The Brehm Center)
In June 2014 gave a lecture where he offers some thoughts on modern Christianity and some of his theological explorations, followed by a Q&A time with Pete and Barry Taylor, Brehm Center professor of arts and culture.

Feb 9, 2018 • 25min
Proof in the Pudding: Materialist Readings of Religion
Here I introduce and outline the 18th and 19th century critique of religion.

Feb 9, 2018 • 27min
Encircling the Nothing: Mysticism, Truth and the Unknowable
Here I introduce the mystics and explore their understanding of atheism. I also touch on how the mystical system was the forerunner of many contemporary sciences.

Feb 8, 2018 • 17min
Priests Make the Best Atheists
Here I touch on the purpose of Atheism for Lent and some of the reflections that will be in week two.

Feb 7, 2018 • 16min
Time in a Bottle: On Confronting the Other
Here I talk about the first week of Atheism for Lent with reference to a little known comic book called Knight and Squire

Feb 5, 2018 • 25min
When Everything Isn't Enough: On Providence, Osteen and Anxiety
In this short reflection I explore the theological conception of Providence and attempt to excavate its existential meaning.

Jan 31, 2018 • 10min
The Failure Of Love: MacGyver, Desire and the Art of Making Love
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.

Sep 18, 2017 • 36min
Be Optimistic, Expect Chaos | Faith and the End of Meaning
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.